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1 PLT Conceptual Billy B Song Framework Theme PLT Activity Number and Title 1. What is a Tree? Diversity 13 - We All Need Trees 15 - A Few of My Favorite Things 30 - Three Cheers for Trees 2. These Trees 28 - Air Plants 67 - How Big Is Your Tree? 68 - Name That Tree

2 3. Outside Diversity 3 - Peppermint Beetle 5 - Poet-Tree 6 - Picture This! 7 - Habitat Pen Pals 8 - The Forest of S.T. Shrew 9 - Planet Diversity 23 - The Fallen Log 24 - Nature s Recyclers 45 - Web of Life 46 - Schoolyard Safari 47 - Are Vacant Lots Vacant? 4. Sugar Bushing Diversity 13 - We All Need Trees 15 - A Few of My Favorite Things 16 - Pass the Plants, Please 17 - People of the Forest 30 - Three Cheers for Trees 32 - A Forest of Many Uses 34 - Who Works in this Forest? 49 - Tropical Treehouse 69 - Forest for the Trees 89 - Trees for Many Reasons 5. Wake Up! Diversity 5 - Poet-Tree 21 - Adopt a Tree 63 - To Be a Tree 2

3 6. Open Flower Diversity 2 - Get in Touch with Trees 3 - Peppermint Beetle 5 - Poet-Tree 20 - Environmental Exchange Box 21 - Adopt a Tree 7. Yippee, Hooray! 21 - Adopt a Tree 70 - Soil Stories 8. My Roots Run Deep Diversity 2 - Get in Touch with Trees 5 - Poet-Tree 8 - The Forest of S.T. Shrew 21 - Adopt a Tree 3

4 38 - Every Drop Counts 44 - Water Wonders 70 - Soil Stories 80 - Nothing Succeeds Like Succession 9. The Rock and Roll of Photosynthesis 28 - Air Plants 30 - Three Cheers for Trees 72 - Air We Breathe 84 - The Global Climate 10. Song of the Young Tree Diversity 14 - Renewable or Not? 4

5 11. This Bark on Me Diversity 8 - The Forest of S.T. Shrew 23 - The Fallen Log 26 - Dynamic Duos 30 - Three Cheers for Trees 45 - Web of Life 12. Making Seeds Diversity 16 - Pass the Plants, Please 13. Making that Sugar Diversity 14 - Renewable or Not? 28 - Air Plants 5

6 38 - Every Drop Counts 44 - Water Wonders 84 - The Global Climate 14. Yummy, Yummy Diversity 14 - Renewable or Not? 28 - Air Plants 38 - Every Drop Counts 44 - Water Wonders 84 - The Global Climate 15. Blow Away Baby Diversity 16 - Pass the Plants, Please 38 - Every Drop Counts 6

7 70 - Soil Stories 72 - Air We Breathe 16. The Nut Story Diversity 8 - The Forest of S.T. Shrew 11 - Can it be Real? 16 - Pass the Plants, Please 26 - Dynamic Duos 45 - Web of Life 68 - Name that Tree 17. It s Autumn Diversity 14 - Renewable or Not? 21 - Adopt a Tree 18. Life of the Dead Tree Diversity 7 - Habitat Pen Pals 8 - The Forest of S.T. Shrew 13 - We all Need Trees 23 - The Fallen Log 24 - Nature s Recyclers 7

8 26 - Dynamic Duos 45 - Web of Life 46 - Schoolyard Safari 70 - Soil Stories 19. Tree Farming Family Diversity 13 - We all Need Trees 15 A Few of My Favorite Things 16 Pass the Plants, Please 17 People of the Forest 30 Three Cheers for Trees 31 Plant a Tree 32 A Forest of Many Uses 33 Forest Consequences 34 Who Works in this Forest? 49 Tropical Treehouse 51 Make Your Own Paper 55 Planning the Ideal Community 68 Name that Tree 69 Forest for the Trees 70 Soil Stories 78 Signs of Fall 83 A Peek at Packaging 89 Trees for Many Reasons 91 In the Good Old Days 8

51 Make Your Own Paper 71 Watch on Wetlands 82 Resource-Go-Round

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