World Trees

Discover the amazing variety of trees that grow around the world. There are 4 cards per continent for 6 continents. There are no trees from Antarctica. There are 7 continent label cards. Great for using in geography or using in science when working with trees!

Basic introduction to trees around the world, their characteristics and what makes some so unusual. Also how humans have used trees for medicine, food and shelter. Humans have even made new types of trees! Cards usually have 1-2 short sentences.

All children are fascinated with trees. Students sort World Tree Photo Cards by continent. Subjects include famous trees, very old trees, cultivated trees, endangered trees and common trees! Did you know the monkey puzzle tree was growing in South America when the dinosaurs were there? Cork oak trees are harvested very 40 years and live to be 500.

This simple introduction includes 31 cards; 24 photo cards and 7 continent label cards. There are 4 trees per continent and no trees for the Antarctic continent. Use these cards with the book Are Trees Alive by Debbie S. Miller. Many of the same trees are in the book and the card material. Other great books when studying trees: Redwoods by Jason Chin; The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones; The Tree by Dana Lyons.