The following are recommended websites for maple sugaring activities and a list of activity ideas for teachers and students.

Maple Sugaring Activity Websites

• Early America – Sugaring. Sylvan Learning Center at http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/earlyamerica/sugaring/

• Making Maple Syrup “At Grandpa’ Sugar Bush”. Education World at http://www.education-world.com/a_books/books038.shtml

• Maple Sugaring and Technology by Steven Sauter & Daisy Welch at http://www.stevesauter.com/Maple_Syrup_Lesson_Plan.html

• Maple Syrup Lesson Plan. Penn State University Sustainable Forestry Teacher Resource Center at http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/

• Maple Syrup Production. Cornell Cooperative Extension at http://www.cce.cornell.edu/clinton/ag/maple.html

• Sugar Bush Tales. Michigan.gov at http://www.michigan.gov/scope/0,1607,7-155-13497_13503_13506-43949--,00.html

• Sugaring in New Hampshire at http://www.pemibaker.com/

• Twigs, Scars, & Winter Buds (Grades 3-6). Eisenhower National Clearinghouse at http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/unit/0,,159,00.shtm

• Bigchalk – The Education Network at http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Home.html

• Massachusetts Maple Producers Association at http://www.massmaple.org/index.html

• St. Joseph County Parks at http://www.sjcparks.org/pdffiles/maple2_4.pdf

Maple Sugaring Activities

• Maple Stories
• Maple Diary
• Maple Poet-Tree
• Maple Ads
• Invent A Maple Food/Recipe
• Maple Bee
• Maple Crossword Puzzle
• Maple Word Search
• Maple Leaf Pressing
• Maple Tree Play
• Four Seasons Maple Art
• Maple Books
• Maple Tree Tapping
• Maple Forest-Tree
• A View From Our Maple Tree
• Maple Math
• Threats to the Sugar Maple Research
• Maple Mapping
• Maple Mural
• Maple History
• Sugar Shack Diorama