Grades K-6: Great Tree Stories

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Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents Great Tree Stories in Words and Pictures Grades K-6 Monday, May 16th 11:00-11:50 CST FREE This program has connections to science, social studies, and language arts. Most sites will be view only ! This spring, six great stories were selected from among 191 entries by third graders in Fort Worth ISD for special recognition in the fourth annual Great Tree Story Essay Contest sponsored by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas and other members of the Great Tree Ring http://www2.brit.org/education/great-trees/ . The focus of the contest was to identify and celebrate trees that are significant to an individual or community. Two of the winning stories will be read by their authors from the galleries of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Participants in this videoconference will also view and discuss some of the greatest works by Hudson River School artists which are currently on loan to the Amon Carter from the New-York Historical Society. Paintings viewed will depict unspoiled landscapes from the mid- 19th century and participants will see how artists such as Thomas Cole and Albert Bierstadt used art and writing to promote conservation.
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