Grades 1–3
Parts of a Tree
Label the leaves, branch, trunk and roots, then match each part to its job.
Science worksheet · Trees and leaves
Adopt a Tree
Pick a tree to visit: name it, make a bark rubbing, draw a leaf, measure the trunk and record four visits.
- Grade level
- Grades K–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Trees and leaves
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Trees, Leaves, Growth and change
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Bark rubbing: hold the paper on the trunk and rub with a crayon.
- Draw one of its leaves (or needles).
- Around the trunk (wrap a string, then measure it)
Teacher tip
Choose trees close to school so you can visit in every season.
How to use it
- Collect leaves on a walk before the sheet.
- Bring in a slice of a log to count the rings.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Pine needles are leaves too.
Talk about it
- How does your tree change through the year?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Make leaf rubbings and sort them by shape.
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More trees and leaves worksheets
Grades 1–3
Leaf Shapes
Match an oak leaf, maple leaf, pine needles and ginkgo leaf to their names, then make a leaf rubbing.
Grades 2–4
How Old Is the Tree?
Count the growth rings on a tree stump to find its age, then answer what wide and thin rings mean.
Grades K–2
Gifts from Trees
Color the eight things we get from trees and put an X on the four we do not.
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