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9. Additional activities



Instructions
9.1 Draw the ‘Giving Tree’ (grades 1 to 4)
Reference: Silverstein, Shel (1998). The Giving Tree. L’école des loisirs, Paris, 59 p.
Activity: Look at the tree in the story The Giving Tree. Draw it using only black lines, like in the book.


9.2 Listen to the interview with Frédéric Back (grades 3 to 6)
Interview with Frédéric Back (1974, 27 min.) on The Man Who Planted Trees. In the boxed set:
Back, Frédéric (2007). Frédéric Back Classics (4 DVD boxed set). English and French. Radio-Canada, 240 min. Colour.

9.3 Read the comic Water Heroes (grades: all)

Water Heroes, a comic book to print out or read online
What are the people celebrating at the end of the story? How did they rehabilitate the shore? www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/heroes-story18-e.html

9.4 Prevent soil erosion: stick to the trail (grades: all)
Help prevent erosion by sticking to trails during forest hikes. Activity to precede a nature walk.
www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/jeunes-youths/sec3/securite-safety/sec-saf4h_e.asp



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