South Carolina Project Learning Tree

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Celebrate World Bee Day with a swarm of sweet educational activities from Project Learning Tree! There's no better time to learn about all the benefits bees bring us, including contributions to biodiversity, the stability of our ecosystems and food security.

Plus, help raise awareness about the threats facing bees, including habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change, and conservation efforts to help our pollinating pals overcome these obstacles.

Activities for PreK-8: https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/pollinator-activities-world-bee-day/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR6l1tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3Ykw5bm0wdlVKWUZINzd2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtywnmc2rR-bPrqFsKSO23Bs-2wddGImjdU_yoeTFdqV6qFNL5e61IzQe1Lo_aem_2Kf4dW1XcTfJkujCC6EptA

Engage Students With Pollinator Activities for World Bee Day - Project Learning Tree Engage students in learning about the vital role of bees and other pollinators with these engaging activities for World Bee Day.

Many thanks to PLT Facilitators Darlene Faucette and Allison McDowell from South Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral for leading a PLT: Trees & Me workshop last month in Newberry!

The event kicked off with an icebreaker, "Forest Careers Matching Game," and it also included free exploration with woodworking and art, leafing through the guide, lesson planning and discussions throughout!

We appreciate SC CCR&R's partnership with SC PLT and look forward to next time!

The South Carolina Forestry Commission
Project Learning Tree

Seven students working toward their Masters of Arts in Teaching participated in a PLT professional development day at Columbia International University last week.

The afternoon was filled with fun activities, including, How Many Cones Are You?, Discovery Tables: Favorite Tree Maze & Make a Nest, Home Tweet Home and more!

We look forward to seeing how these amazing students will use PLT's Trees and Me activities in their future careers as educators.

Thank you to Dr. Lynn Hoekstra for leading this training!

Project Learning Tree
The South Carolina Forestry Commission
Columbia International University

A group of 43 early elementary education majors from USC took part in a Project Learning Tree Early Childhood Professional Development event earlier this month! We hope they will use the PLT resources some day in their lessons to get kids outside and help them learn and connect with our forests.⁠
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SCFC Environmental Education Program Manager Matt Schnabel led activities in the first session, and participants took the lead in the second session. ⁠
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Activities included: Graph a Leaf Collection, Make Tree Silhouettes, Grow from a Seed, 3 Cheers for Trees, Sounds Around and more. Plus, future educators were introduced to the Trees & Me guide and online resources!⁠
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Thank you to everyone who attended and made this training possible!

University of South Carolina College of Education
The South Carolina Forestry Commission

https://www.plt.org/curriculum/preschool-learning-experiences-trees-nature/

SCFC Environmental Education Program Manager Matt Schnabel recently attended the Project Learning Tree Annual Conference celebrating 50 years of PLT at the Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

The annual meeting is always something we look forward to, and it serves as a wonderful opportunity to explore, connect and learn!

Photos:
1-2: One of the PLT coordinators from Chile (facing away from the camera with the hat) leading a PLT activity with a Chilean twist.
3: All PLT coordinators and national PLT staff in front of a barn at the Arbor Day Farm
4: Coordinators at the “Celebrating the Future of PLT” dinner

Have you ever stopped to think about how much you rely on water? It's , which is a great time to learn about watersheds-- a resource that's right in your own backyard!

In Project Learning Tree's Forests, Water & People – Activity 3 – Watershed Watch, students can adopt the roles of community members to debate solutions to an issue related to forests and watersheds: https://www.plt.org/activity/forests-water-people-activity-3-watershed-watch/?campaignid=21747489088&adgroupid=167572957843&adid=714651931626&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21747489088&gbraid=0AAAAAC0lIKjw8sJUKLaqA2NC1yUiZ8l7u&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PPNBhD8ARIsAMo-icyQvc2Tm7CFmgbLdgn1e5iIc2F80G3fA2THsKLJJFKA8nwIN5GX5UcaAlAQEALw_wcB

On this , we recognize the value forests provide to our daily lives. From the air we breathe to the products we use each day, forests are essential ecosystems that sustain us!

Get the whole family engaged in learning more about the impact of forests with this FREE "We All Need Trees" activity: https://www.plt.org/family-activity/we-all-need-trees/

ICYMI: Three of our facilitators recently led a PLT: Trees & Me workshop in Gaffney!

Sessions included a forest careers matching game, exploring the PLT website, exploration with woodworking and art, leafing through the guide, lesson planning and more.

At the end of the day, early learning center educator Paige Wright said, "I completely loved this class! Enjoyed it!"

Thank you to facilitators Darlene Faucette, Alison McDowell and Sherry Ly Ching Chen King for leading this event.

Did you miss this one? No worries! We have another coming up this Friday, March 20 in Newberry: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5THVfEu0FEAnZXoSNdqCrR3Eiqh8RH49tQGBAXFDB7inYAQ/viewform

See you there!