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The Arbor Day Foundation asked people to vote for the tree they thought should be America’s national tree. More than 400,000 responded to their poll. Here are leaves and needles from the five trees that got the most votes. Add the numbers above the leaf or needles of each tree. The one that adds up to an even number is the people’s choice for America’s National Tree. What is the People’s Choice for America’s National Tree?
Tree-Vial Pursuit
Answer each Tree-vial Pursuit question. What color do the leaves of most maple trees turn in the fall? A. black and blue B. brown C. red, yellow, and orange Magnolia trees are famous for: A. big, beautiful flowers B. little stinky flowers C. pink leaves The shagbark hickory is named for its shaggy: A. fruit B. leaves C. bark What do people traditionally plant on Arbor Day? A. potatoes B. trees C. eggs The ideas for Tree-vial Pursuit are adapted from the arborday.org website.
11 + 8 + 8 =
16 + 5 + 2 =
19 + 19 + 4 =
DOGWOOD
REDWOOD
OAK
6 + 3 + 12 =
3 + 3 + 5 =
MAPLE
PINE
MAGNOLIA NATIONAL SHORTEST HICKORY FLOWERS DOGWOOD GLANCE STINKY ENERGY ARBOR TREES MAPLE BARK
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
Sam is looking for squirrels. On Sunday, he spotted three squirrels. Each day since then, the number of squirrels he has spotted has doubled. In which week and on what day of the week will Sam spot more than 1,000 squirrels?
N A D O O W
G L
T E A O N A B I L
S N T N P A R L O
E E D L
T R E A B I A N E
R G K R Y B T G R
O Y A I T A L A S
H I
S S T I N K Y O R
A N C E M A F
C K O R Y M N
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
SAT
O O R O W
G O D
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
SAT
DAY OAK
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Use a variety of strategies to solve problems.
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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