Resources

There are many wonderful resources for educators to help teach ideas forest education. See a list of examples from New South Wales.

Pre-school

Forest Fun Colouring Book. This free colouring book about forests appeals to three to six year old children and features cartoon characters Serge, Kim, Flo and Scribbly.

Primary

Forests NSW activity sheets - Blackline master activity sheets covering topics such as rainforests, biodiversity conservation and forest fires.
Wild Forest Adventure – web book - A Wild Forest Adventure is a journey companion, record and guide to the NSW Wild Forest Adventures, Ferals, Poo and Woodwork.
Cumberland State Forest, Sydney, Self Guided Package - All you need to plan and run an excursion yourself at Cumberland for students in kindergarten to year 2.

Secondary

Forests facts – NSW worksheet series. Ready to use activity sheets for secondary students. Topics include rainforests, wood, greenhouse, forestry and timber harvesting.
Forest poster series - download this series of five posters for an introduction to softwoods, hardwoods, heartwood, sapwood and key NSW timber species.
In the Living Forest - This book is a contemporary reference for those interested in the latest news in forest management and industry developments. A number of the articles have been reviewed by the Curriculum K-12 Directorate of the NSW Department of Education and Training and mapped to the Industrial Technology stage 5 and stage 6 syllabuses.
The Bush Telegraph - The Bush Telegraph is a quarterly full-colour magazine produced by Forests NSW, a public trading enterprise within NSW Department of Primary Industries. It contains features and articles about forestry, wildlife and environmental matters. It also includes information on events, and a section called 'Forest school' for primary-school-age children.
Forests NSW Social, Environmental and Economic (Seeing) Report - The report details the organisation’s performance across a range of social, environmental, economic and sustainability indicators, highlighting trends and key achievements for the year.


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HOME EDUCATION LINKS RESOURCES		Resources There are many wonderful resources for educators to help teach ideas forest education. See a list of examples from New South Wales. Pre-school Forest Fun Colouring Book. This free colouring book about forests appeals to three to six year old children and features cartoon characters Serge, Kim, Flo and Scribbly. Primary Forests NSW activity sheets - Blackline master activity sheets covering topics such as rainforests, biodiversity conservation and forest fires. Wild Forest Adventure – web book - A Wild Forest Adventure is a journey companion, record and guide to the NSW Wild Forest Adventures, Ferals, Poo and Woodwork. Cumberland State Forest, Sydney, Self Guided Package - All you need to plan and run an excursion yourself at Cumberland for students in kindergarten to year 2. Secondary Forests facts – NSW worksheet series. Ready to use activity sheets for secondary students. Topics include rainforests, wood, greenhouse, forestry and timber harvesting. Forest poster series - download this series of five posters for an introduction to softwoods, hardwoods, heartwood, sapwood and key NSW timber species. In the Living Forest - This book is a contemporary reference for those interested in the latest news in forest management and industry developments. A number of the articles have been reviewed by the Curriculum K-12 Directorate of the NSW Department of Education and Training and mapped to the Industrial Technology stage 5 and stage 6 syllabuses. The Bush Telegraph - The Bush Telegraph is a quarterly full-colour magazine produced by Forests NSW, a public trading enterprise within NSW Department of Primary Industries. It contains features and articles about forestry, wildlife and environmental matters. It also includes information on events, and a section called 'Forest school' for primary-school-age children. Forests NSW Social, Environmental and Economic (Seeing) Report - The report details the organisation’s performance across a range of social, environmental, economic and sustainability indicators, highlighting trends and key achievements for the year.

EDUCATION

Resources

Pre-school

Primary

Secondary