A
popular autumn lesson plan is to assign students to make a leaf identification
booklet. Here are free
printable tree identification
charts and leaf patterns and fall craft stencils. Parents, homeschoolers and teachers, make flashcards with these
tree and leaf patterns. Use in hands-on Montessori style games for nature
science study. Make tree and leaf books. Assign students to collect leaves,
press them or make leaf rubbings. Students should label leaves and trees using
identification diagrams.
About
Forestry has free printable leaf
patterns for tree and leaf
identification from common trees around the country. The site also has
textbook-quality, beautifully detailed free printable leaf
coloring pages taken from
naturalist Charles Sprague Sargent's leaf plate illustrations. Each page
features a different leaf with its corresponding tree, berry, nut and foliage.
These printable illustrations include cut-away drawings and other helpful
identification data, plus the Latin classification for genus and species of the
tree. The website gives the leaf and tree names in their American variation.
Use these printables for taxonomy lessons on KPCOFGS (Kingdom, Phylum, Class,
Order, Family Genus and Species) as developed by zoologist Carolus Linnaeus.
Arbor
Day offers several printable nature science resources and online tree and leaf identification activities. Here's a link for About Forestry's leaf and tree identification homepage. From here, follow the links for different
information about conifers, deciduous trees, hardwoods, and other assorted
trees from different biomes and habitats. Don't miss these free printable forest
map. Here are free printable leaf stencils for decorations and children's activities.
