Forests education: Useful resources
One of the blackline master activity sheets for Primary level.
'How planted forests help the environment' poster
Cumberland State Forest self-guided package enables teachers to conduct their own excursions.
Glossary of forest and forestry-related terms
Preschool
- Forest Fun colouring book
Appeals to children aged 3-6 years, and features the cartoon characters Serge, Kim, Flo and Scribbly.
Primary
- 'Wild forest adventure' activity book
This activity book is a journey companion, record and guide to the Wild forest adventure. - Activity sheets
Blackline master activity sheets covering topics such as rainforests, biodiversity conservation and forest fires.
Secondary
- 'In the Living Forest' (book)
A book consisting of seventy-six articles written by some of Australia’s foremost experts in forest management, industry, research, tourism and conservation. - Posters - trees & timber
Download posters on softwoods & hardwoods, heartwood & sapwood, key NSW timber species, plantations, and how forests help the environment. - Worksheet series & Primefacts - Secondary
A series of ready-to-use activity sheets that relate to information contained in fact sheets.
Teachers
- 'Cumberland forest adventure' self-guided package
All you need to plan and run an excursion yourself at Cumberland State Forest for students in Kindergarten to Year 2. - 'Wild forest adventure' - teachers notes
Explains how the adventure is structured, and how it relates to the Department of Education & Training's syllabus documents.
General
- Glossary
All the latest in forest and forestry jargon. - Images for assignments
Download images and captions on key forest and forestry topics from the LandLearn NSW photostream on Flickr. - LandLearn NSW
Resources for schools about other aspects of primary industries. - Web links
A list of government and forestry-related links.




