For schools
Adopt a tree
Each group adopts a tree on or near the campus, gives it a name and a “passport”, and looks after it through the year.
Ages 8–14About 30 minutes
What you need
- A measuring tape
- One notebook per group (the tree passport)
- A watering can or bucket
- Pencils and crayons
Step by step
The first day
- Walk around the campus and let each group choose a young tree (or plant a native sapling in the monsoon).
- Give the tree a name and start its passport: kind of tree, where it stands, its height and the thickness of its trunk.
- Draw the tree, its leaves and anything living on it: birds, ants, caterpillars.
Every week
Make a rota for watering in the dry months, and note what has changed: new leaves, flowers, visitors.
Every month
Measure the tree again and add it to a growth chart. At the end of the year, each group presents its tree to the class.
Free to print, copy and share. From Save First Home: savefirsthome.org