The Secret Life of Trees

A Hotlist of Internet Activities

created by Ms. Craighead

Penn Forest Elementary School

Information About the Author

• Meet the Author- Barbara Shook Hazen

Building Background

• Exploring the Secret Life of Trees*****

• National Arbor Day Foundation

• The Wonderful World of Trees

Fact and Fiction

• Reading Skills Rocket

• Online Practice Quizzes- easy

• Understanding the Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction- Lessons and Practice

Following Directions

• Test Tutor

• Fun Activities to Do at Home

• Listen and Follow Directions

• Up, Down and All Around

• Rapid Naming

Nouns

• Grammar Gold- proper nouns

• Grammar Gold- nouns

• Grammar Gold- special names

• Word Clues- make sentences using nouns, pronouns and verbs.

• Plural Noun Practice

• Capitalizing Proper Nouns

• Proper and Common Nouns Quiz