Materials
Cardboard Green construction paper
Pencil Scissors
Stapler White tempera paint
Paintbrush
Instructions
1. Make a pine tree pattern out of cardboard.
2. The children use the pattern to trace two trees on construction paper, then cut them out andfold them in half vertically.
3. Staple the two folded trees together along the vertical line so the tree can stand up.
4. Have the children paint white tempera on tips of branches to resemble snow.More to doField trip: Visit a tree farm or nursery, or take a walk and look for evergreens.Bring back pine cones for children to sort from largest to smallest, fattest to skinniest.More science: Pass around branches from various types of evergreen trees. Label branches fir,blue spruce, white pine, hemlock, etc. * Get seedlings from your state conservation agency andplant in a public place as a beautification project.Outdoors: Cover pine cones with peanut butter (mixedwith lard) and birdseed for a bird feeder.Original poemsThe Pine TreeI like the smell of the pine tree on a wintry day.It looks so tall and green as near it I play.I watch the birds fly to its branches so green.Both summer and winter the birds can be seen.It stands stately with its tip reaching high.It looks like a green triangle touching the sky.Feeding the BirdsI love to feed the little birdsIn winter when it's cold,For if they're never hungryThey'll live to be quite old.I fill the feeder very fullOr drop seeds on the ground.And then look out the windowBut never make a sound.For if I'm very quietThe birds will come and go.Blue, red, brown and black onesPut on their special show.If I were a hungry birdSitting in a snow-capped treeI'd like the little boys and girlsWho bring the food to me.
