Read Across America Week - March 2-6
Sustainable forestry education is crucial to every classroom and community.
Read Across America Week (March 2nd-6th, 2024) is a phenomenal opportunity for forest industry professionals to get involved in their local communities and educate the next generation about sustainable forestry and natural resource conservation while promoting childhood literacy.
On this page industry members will find resources and activity guides that can be used in K-3rd grade classrooms to create an interactive learning experience.
Background: To celebrate Read Across America week, schools welcome guests from the community to the schools read to students. The Alabama Forestry Foundation, Alabama Forestry Association and ForestryWorks® are encouraging industry members to use the tools below in local schools and offering 1 hour of CFE or PLM credit to an Alabama industry members who participate during Read Across America Week and submit photos and a brief description (industry professional name, school name, school county, grade level and number of students, etc) to Jordan Littrell at jlittrell@alaforestry.org
Resources:
Books to read (rated for K-3rd grade students)
Lucy Conoce A Un Talador- if you need this translation contact sfuller@alaforestry.org
Project Learning Tree Activities to Follow-Up a Reading
These activities can be adapted to various age groups. Bringing various unique forest products to “show and tell” as well as PPE and model equipment create a more interactive learning experience for students.