Spring turns our attention upward as blossoms and leaves fill trees with colour. This week’s featured activity kit can help teachers bring the exploration of trees and leaves into the classroom. What Leaf Is It? [CR 508 W5551] is a hands-on nature kit containing samples of North American leaves, both identified and unidentified. The kit also contains a leaf identification manual and a teacher’s manual with seven suggested classroom activities.
What Leaf Is It? develops classification, observation, and description skills in students from grades 1-12. Students can classify leaves, use the leaf key to identify unknown leaves, design their own leaf key, learn how to preserve leaves, and create leaf art.
The kit is currently displayed on the small table near the Circulation Desk on the Ground Floor of the Library. Check it out today!