NEW Weird Wood Cards Download these fun cards to learn all about the weird wood products that we find in our daily lives. From baseball bats to cough medicine, wood is a part of our daily life. This activity will have students learning about how these weird wood products are made and what trees they come from! Weird Wood Cards and Activity Sheet can be found in the Activities section! Cards also available in French. Support for these has been provided by Ontario Wood.

Connecting to Our Forests We have a daily connection to our forests. Through the products we receive to the benefits we get from the trees that surround us. Check out this video that talks about how we are connected and the importance of getting youth into the outdoors to learn about the wealth of career possibilities. Connecting to Our Forests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHoMsmJt4QE

Trees of Knowledge Competition The Trees of Knowledge Competition is back - and your school could win a $20,000 outdoor classroom! Apply today and make learning fun! Visit www.majestatreesofknowledge.ca for more information and the application. Deadline is January 19, 2015.   Festival of Trees The Festival of Trees is less thank 4 weeks away - do you have your ticket to the most exciting library festival for children and teens? The Festival will include: Attend Award Ceremonies for the Forest of Reading Get involved in workshops Take part in exciting activities and games Win free prizes and books! Focus on Forests will be at the event teaching youth about connecting with our forests! We hope to see you there.   To buy your tickets visit www.forestfestivaloftrees.ca  Green Teacher Subscribe to Green Teacher and access the growing archive of 40+ webinars at any time following an event. Get great kid-tested ideas for fostering learning and inspiring action on environmental and other global issues! Written by and for educators, Green Teacher is a quarterly magazine for those working with young people, aged 6-29, inside and outside of schools. To learn more click here.