Learn About Trees and Leaves with Free Resources

Learn about trees and leaves as you explore nature. Download some free trees and leaves printables to practice identifying different types. Learn to journal all about your nature discoveries with these free resources. 

Learning About Trees and Leaves

If you have followed us for any period of time, you will know that we love nature studies. When my girls were little we would take lots of nature walks. Their favorite thing to do was to point out the different trees, try to name them and collect things along the way. We always had pretty leaves to put on display when we got home. The study of plants and trees is a great way to get started on nature studies. 

Nature Walks to Learn About Trees and Leaves

There are so many amazing things to discover on nature walks, especially when you use a nature walk activity sheet. Trees are one of those things that my children have always been drawn to, especially here in North East Florida. We have a lot of trees. Some of them are so unique to look at with big knotty holes that look like little gnomes can live inside. Others like cypress trees look like they have legs that are walking through water.

Trees are fun to look at and to learn what their purposes are, and what types they are. I love teaching my children how to identify trees and identify which leaves come from which tree. Then when we go on another walk they have a great time pointing out what they have learned and are quick to identify something.

Trees and Leaves Printables

Learn more about trees with these free tree worksheets and unit studies. 

• Tree ID Scavenger Hunt with Free Printables – KCEdventures
• Leaf Shape Tree Identification Printables – Tree Online
• Free Trees Unit Study – The Crafty Clasroom
• Tree Journal Page Observing and Writing About Trees – This Reading Mama

You can also search for tree identification for your specific state. It should pull up images of trees that are native to where you live. It would be fun to have your children help research them with you and search for them on your next nature walk.

Free Leaves Worksheets

• Parts of a Leaf Montessori Three Part Cards – Trillium Montessori
• Leaf Identification Flash Cards and Matching Activity – Look! We’re Learning!
• Make a Leaf Collection with printable identification cards – Preschool Powol Packets
• Leaf Identification Cards – Mama’s Learning Corner

Plant Terminology Vocabulary Copywork Notebook – Learn about photosynthesis and lots of new words you may have never heard of before. This is a great supplement to a plant or botany unit study. Free instant download!

Leaf Terminology Vocabulary Copywork Notebook – there are so many different types of leaves, and there are lots of new, big words that go with them. In this unit your children will learn 30 new vocabulary words that have to do with leaves! This is a free instant download and perfect for any plant study.

Leaves Identification Worksheets

• Vintage Science and Nature Leaf Flash Cards – Our Hand Crafted Life
• Leaf Identification Cards – Wildflower Ramblings
• All About Leaves Unit Study – Year Round Homeschooling
• Learning About Leaves Labeling and Color Sheet – A Little Pinch of Perfect
• Three Part Leaf and Seed Cards – Nurture Store

Nature Study with Leaves and Trees

If you want to dig even deeper on learning about leaves and trees you will love this open and go resource! 

Dive into the study of trees and leaves with this 30 page unit will have your children draw, label, color, and learn so much. Your upper elementary and middle school students can learn about seeds, plants, leaves, flowers, and more.

Trees and Leaves Crafts

My girls love making crafts, especially with treasures that we have found on our nature walks. The first nature craft I ever did with my children was leaf rubbing because it is something I remember doing when I was a child. Now with the internet available, there are some really creative and beautiful crafts that can be done with items found from trees.

Check out these fun craft ideas:

• Yarn Stick Nature Craft – Our Homeschooling Life and Nature Exploration
• Loom Weaving Using Sticks – Somewhere Slower
• Leaf Symmetry Lesson Combining Math and Art – Nurture Store

Leaf Crafts

• Chlorophyll Collage Prints – Wings Worms and Wonder
• Pressed Leaf Bookmarks – Aberle Home
• Watercolor Botanical Leaf Prints – Kitchen Table Classroom

 

Leaf Art

• Make a Leaf Shaped Clay Dish using leaves to press – The Best Ideas for Kids
• Bark Owl Craft – Fireflies and Mudpies
• How to Preserve Leaves for Crafts – Buggy and Buddy
• Leaf Name Art for Kids – Fantastic Fun and Learning