Tree Theme

Tree Crafts
For younger children, make a tree pattern (or go to abcteach: Tree Shape Book) and have them decorate the tree using paint, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
For older children have them make a tree,  Decorate their tree using: paint, crayons, colored pencils, etc.  Use a recycled paper bag for the tree trunk (or draw it if they like).

Tree Craft, Science, Drama, & Music
New 6/9/05

Talking Tree Craft
Make a tree out of a small paper bag.  Cut leaves out paper (green, brown, yellow, orange, etc.). Glue it onto a big piece of paper that will cover the bottom of the bag.  (For younger children, they can just cut one big piece of paper.)  Add fruit to it using colored paper, crayons, pencils, and/or markers.  Add a tongue to your tree (where it opens on the bottom of the bag). 

Dramatic Play: You can use your tree to tell or sing about your choice of tree you learned about; its biome/environment; the country it lives in; how your tree grows; what it needs to grow into a big, strong, tree; what type of animal(s) live(s) in your tree; what happens to you in the spring or fall; etc.

Music
FOSS: I Am Wood Sheet music for children in kindergarten.  (It can also be used for older and younger children.)   (It is in the "Newsletters" section.)
Tree,  Tree, Tree @ Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Music:
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush Song
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush: Sheet Music & Music
Have the children act out the song.  Have them hold hands for the first verse.

Printables
Preschool Coloring Pages @ Everything Preschool
Turtle by a tree