National Tree Day will be celebrated on July 31st, 2023 and Schools Tree Day is on Friday 29th July. Co-founded by Planet Ark and Olivia Newton-John in 1996, and the event has grown into the biggest community tree-planting and nature protection event in Australia. This year there’s a call to plant one million new trees in Australia.
National Tree Day is a call to action for Australians to unite and give back to the community and the land on which they live. So far nearly 26 million trees have been planted by around five million people in aid of National Tree Day.
This day is an excellent opportunity to head outdoors and learn about your community while having fun improving the environment. National Tree Day is a great day to lead an assembly about the importance of trees and how they help to keep our environment and atmosphere safe for us to live in.
You could focus your lessons on National Tree Day around how trees function as an important habitat for lots of different types of wildlife. Looking into the different types of trees that can be found around the world can be a nice lead in to a topic on different environmental habitats. You can also look at how trees provide a source of food for many animals too. This can be a good introduction to the topic of biodiversity.
National Tree Day Teaching Resources
- Learn facts about deforestation and its impact on the world with this helpful PowerPoint.
- Discuss the importance of trees with this effective Tree Craft Activity.
- Learn how to measure the approximate height of a tree with this maths resource.
So, no matter how you choose to celebrate National Tree Day 2023 we have the teaching materials to suit your classroom needs.