MY K-8 GUIDE

UNITS OF INSTRUCTION

Storylines ensure connectivity and continuity between individual activities and can serve as the “instructional glue” that bind many areas of knowledge and skills.

Appendix H in the K-8 Activity Guide provides suggestions linking PLT Canada activities into combined units of instruction using a storyline technique. In addition, PLT Canada provides a detailed writeup of each unit, available at the links below. These writeups include the guiding question explored, concepts addressed, and suggestions for how to link the activities together into a cohesive unit. They can serve as a springboard to help you develop education plans and instructional units tailored to the specific needs and interests of your students.

To demonstrate the value of PLT Canada to teachers and school administrators, all online unit writeups explicitly reference connections to the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Select units also identify relevant concepts in PLT’s Forest Literacy Framework (FLF). 

Suggested Units of Instruction 

Grades K-2 

1. Benefits of Trees 
2. Exploring Urban Environments 
3. Nature Appreciation 
4. Plant Growth and Life Cycle 
5. Structure and Function 

 Grades 3-5 

1. Adaptation
2. Cycles of Matter and Energy 
3. Ecosystem Services 
4. Ecosystems 
5. Forest Products 
6. Habitats 
7. Patterns of Change 
8. Photosynthesis
9. Tree Structure 
10. Water

 Grades 6-8

1. Biodiversity
2. Careers
3. Climate Change 
4. Community Planning 
5. Energy
6. Environmental Decision-Making 
7. Forest Management
8. Natural Resources 
9. Sustainability