National Love a Tree Day

Welcome to our In the Know topic for May, National Love a Tree Day. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 learn about how New York’s Central Park reuses trees. A Spanish translation can be found here.

Grades 2-3 will investigate how New York’s Central Park makes efforts not to interfere with nature. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 will examine how trees get a second life in New York City’s Central Park.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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