Tree of Life

• What do you think happened here?
• How is the boy feeling? How is the tree feeling? How do you know? Why do you think they’re feeling like that?
• Can this tree move?
• Do you think that the boy has ever seen a tree come to life before?
• Are there more trees like this?
• If trees could talk, what might they say? Would trees from different areas of the world say the same things?

Links:

• Link to deforestation, geography, comparison of localities, persuasive writing, flashbacks, personification…
• The Myth of the Walking Trees – science, debate, analysis of reliable sources
• Jeannie Baker books – great for link to environmental issues
• Google Images – Lord of the Rings Ents
• Rainforests topic (picture books – The Vanishing Rainforest, The Great Kapok Tree)
• Why does Pocahontas ask Grandmother Willow for advice? Why would trees be able to give good advice? Listen to your Heart
• History link – what has this tree seen? e.g. Major Oak. See this List of famous trees to find one which links to your topic.
• Previous images: Forest God, Trees, Giant Trees, Writing on Raw Material

Credit: Paulo Visgueiro