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These lessons are written for schools involved in the Trees for Survival project. A key to the success of the Trees for Survival project in schools is the integration of the shade-house and planting activities into teaching programs. This ensures that students learn background knowledge and skills about the activities and the broader implications of their actions. It helps enrich classroom learning and integrate Environmental Education across Key Learning Areas. It also encourages students to liaise with groups outside school involved in the activities
This resource has been written to assist teachers in the integration process. It should be used in conjunction with the 'Trees for Survival Instruction Manual which provides practical information for all aspects of the growing activities. References are regularly made in the text to the Manual, extracts from which are found under 'instruction manual'

Approaches to integrate these lessons and the shadehouse program with teaching programs are listed under 'Integrations Hints.

A table also outlines the most appropriate time of the year to teach lessons from the resource (see 'Integrating Lessons into the Shadehouse Program''. Some lessons can be covered in a single session, others require revisiting over the course of many weeks. Individual teachers are best placed to determine the most appropriate timing for their individual classes.

The Black Line Masters (BLM, photcopiable worksheets) referred to in each lesson are found at the end of each Subject area.

The section 'Contact People and Organisations refers predominantly to NSW-based groups due to the location of the Trees for Survival office. Other States represented are Queensland, Victoria and the A.C.T. You can add your own website links from the Message Board in the "Managing An Existing Shadehouse section

The resource provides an outline of several lessons relevant to students in Years 7 to 10. The lessons are divided into Key Learning Area groups as follows:

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Science

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Human Society and its Environment

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Technology and Applied Studies

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Mathematics

5.

English/Creative Arts

It should be noted that many of the lessons and activities are relevant to other KLAs. - see 'Cross-curricula examples'.

Teachers could integrate the lessons in several ways into existing or new teaching programs (see 'Integrations Hints'). Each lesson provides an outline of teaching learning activities and suggested duration of the lesson, teacher notes and resources required. Some lessons have Black Line Masters - BLM to accompany them.

The lessons encourage outdoor experiential learning by students centred around the Trees for Survival shade-house and planting activities. They are also easily locked into existing classroom learning relating to many KLA programs. Furthermore, students are involved in working and learning with other groups (e.g. environment organisations, government agencies that are involved especially in revegetation operations).

There is a corresponding set of lessons for K - 6 on this site. Some of the activities in that folder will be appropriate for some secondary students.

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