Starting a tree from seed and nurturing it until it's mature enough to plant in the ground is a very rewarding experience for kids. Consult with your local gardening center to determine which native tree species would be most beneficial to plant in your area. This is a great, hands-on way for students to learn how trees grow. 

Volunteer to plant trees, remove invasive plants, or clean up a local park this Earth Month. Contact your local environmental group for kid-friendly opportunities. If you can’t find anything, grab a pair of gloves and get outside for a trash clean up in your school playground!

Create an information campaign at your school to share ways anyone can make a difference. Based on their skills and talents, have students create posters, signs, videos, or fliers about recycling, saving electricity, reducing waste, reforestation, or any other environmental topic they're passionate about! It's a great way to teach them how to contribute their unique talents to a cause they care about.

If you aren’t able to plant trees with your class, you can always fundraise to plant trees in one of our global reforestation projects. Every dollar donated plants a tree, and our T.R.E.E.S. School Program will provide you all of the resources you need to have a successful fundraiser. 

Divide your class into green teams. Have each team choose an environmental action they will be responsible for in the classroom. This could include recycling, composting, turning off the lights, reducing water waste, etc. This will teach students a valuable lesson about the importance of everyday environmental actions!

Collect used materials that would otherwise be thrown out and transform them into beautiful new pieces of art. Something as simple as creating an art project using bottle caps can be an opportunity to teach students about the persistence of single-use plastics in our environment, and the importance of reducing waste.

Make a pledge wall, and have every student add one thing they will do for the environment this month. At the end of the month, ask them to share what they learned from the experience!