Educator Resources

Christmas Tree Farm Tours

Christmas Tree farms offer learning opportunities year-round. You can use our Tree Finder tool to locate Christmas Tree farms in your area – many farms offer school tours, special events and/or in-school presentations.

Watch a Virtual Farm Tour:

Click to see a virtual farm tour!

Fun Friday/Farmer Jokes

https://vimeo.com/483737827/825c183768?ts=0&share=copy

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/483737881/2ec127def6

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/483737830/f390898b8a

History/Intro 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7akqekX6n30

Harvesting 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br5WLeBlyeo 

Tree life cycle  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3pyCsYgIo

Different types – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dQKrEYI5I

For further information about possible farms to tour in your area, call (800) 589-TREE or email info@mcta.org

Research Tree Types

Come and visit our Tree Types database, which teaches visitors about the many types of trees that Christmas Tree Farmers grow every year. There are featured videos. Pick the one you like best or encourage students to learn about them all.

How Stuff Works

A children-friendly version of growing trees is also available at How Stuff Works.     

White House Christmas Tree

Our continuing coverage of the Official White House Christmas Tree may also provide valuable resources to your students.

Puzzles, Games and Word Searches

We invite you to add some of the items found in the National Christmas Tree Association’s website to your lesson plans. A growing collection of mazes, crosswords, and fun for school-age children can be found on the right sidebar.

The National Christmas Tree Association website realchristmastrees.org has been recognized by StudySphere as one of the best educational resources on the Internet.