Project Learning Tree - Florida
Use the environment to engage children in learning – both outside and indoors.
Standards Correlations
Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide
The 50 activities in the Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide are correlated to the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science and Social Studies and Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) for Language Arts and Mathematics.
The standards are organized into and color coded the same as grade level groupings in the Guide (red for K-2, green for 3-5 and blue for 6-8), and within each grouping listed by core subject area (Science, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies) from the lowest grade to the highest. The standard type (NGSSS or B.E.S.T.) is noted for each standard, with the B.E.S.T. Standards at the end of each grade level grouping. For each standard, a list of correlated activities is included with the corresponding page number for ease of location in the Guide.
UPDATE: this now includes correlations for Grades K-8 B.E.S.T. Standards.
PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide
The 96 activities in the PreK-8 Environmental Education Curriculum Guide are correlated to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science and Social Studies and B.E.S.T. Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics.
- Introduction: PreK-8 Florida Standards Correlations
- Correlations Table: PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (PDF)
Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children Guide
The activities in the Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children guide are correlated to the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for ages 18-24 months, 2-4 years, 3-4 years, and 4 years-Kindergarten (K).
Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood
The activities in the Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Guide are correlated to the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for ages 3-4 years and 4 years-Kindergarten.
Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Secondary Module
The 14 activities in the Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Secondary Module are correlated to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science.
- Introduction: Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Correlations Table
- Correlations Table: Southeastern Forests and Climate Change (PDF)
Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests Secondary Module
The 9 activities in the Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests Secondary Module are correlated to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science and Social Studies and B.E.S.T. Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live Secondary Module
The 8 activities in the Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live Secondary Module are correlated to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science and Social Studies and B.E.S.T. Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Environmental Science Standards Correlations
Check out Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Grades 9-12 Environmental Science standards correlations to activities in the Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide, the Urban Forests: A Supplement to PLT’s PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide; and Teaching with i-Tree.
For more information on Florida Standards, visit CPALMS, the State of Florida’s official source for formal education standards information.
National Standards
PLT is correlated to academic standards such as Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, Next Generation Science Standards, National Social Studies Standards, National Head Start Association, and National Association for the Education of Young Children.
In addition, PLT is correlated to the 4-H Life Skills Wheel, Boy and Girl Scouts, and other nonformal education programs.