Have you visited the Resource Center recently? Did you find something different?

During the first week in January, Roots & Shoots officially made all of the Roots & Shoots for Young Children, Lessons for Hope, EcoTeam and Taproots curriculum and the Foster Care Handbook FREE!

Visit the Resource Center and choose Activity Guides from the drop-down menu to find the following materials for your Roots & Shoots group to use:

• EcoTeam
  Originally designed by Roots & Shoots and Warren Wilson College, EcoTeam is an environmental education program designed for upper elementary school students.
  Ages: 8-11

• Foster Care Handbook
  Guides professionals working with youth in out-of-home care through planning and implementing a community service project and other skill-building activities.
  Ages: focused towards High School, but appropriate for Middle School as well

• Lessons for Hope
  Navigates a high school educator through the 12 web-based lessons inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall’s life. Students learn to recognize their personal values and then translate those values into service-learning activities.
  Ages: 11-18
  
  
• Roots & Shoots Handbook
  If you’re new to Roots & Shoots, this handbook is a perfect starting point. Refer to it often for information, guidelines, tips and examples.
  Ages: all

• Roots & Shoots for Children: Hey Little Ant
  This guide leads children in fun, hands-on projects to encourage them to observe and show care and compassion for ants and other insects.
  Ages: 3-8

• Roots & Shoots for Children: The Special Qualities of Water
  Encourages children to explore the qualities of water, and to learn why and how they need to keep it clean for all living things.
  Ages: 3-8

• Roots & Shoots for Young Children: Where We Live, Exploring our Community
  Leads members as they learn about and share their home life, then move outward to observe and explore their community.
  Ages: 3-8

• Roots & Shoots for Children: Where We Live, Understanding the Needs in our Community
  Explores what the people, animals and plants in the child’s community need to stay healthy. Science and humanitarian-based activities are included so that participants will have various opportunities to engage with their surroundings.
  Ages: 3-8

• TapRoots: Elementary School
  Combines age-appropriate, interdisciplinary lesson plans with outdoors hands-on activities to teach students about the importance of trees. Activities include a tree treasure hunt, exploring the uses of trees and creating shape poems.
  Ages: 6-10

• TapRoots: Middle School
  Combines age-appropriate, interdisciplinary lesson plans with outdoors hands-on activities to teach students about the importance of trees. Activities include measuring tree growth and writing history through the eye of a tree.
  Ages: 11-13

• TapRoots: High School
  Combines age-appropriate, interdisciplinary lesson plans with outdoors hands-on activities to teach students about the importance of trees. Activities include monitoring biodiversity in a local ecosystem and creating the roots of a story.
  Ages: 14-18

The Resource Center is accessible to all registered Roots & Shoots group leaders, group members and premium individual members.

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Has your Roots & Shoots group used the Activity Guides or handbooks? Share your experiences by submitting a Project Report.