Arborists work for lots of different people to make sure their trees are healthy. Arborists are sometimes called Tree surgeons.
Arborists are:
Collaborative when they meet with people to plan how to look after their trees. They work in teams so they can keep each other safe.
Observant and notice what they need to do keep trees healthy, or if there are branches that need to be removed or cut down.
Resilient as their job is very tiring: climbing trees, digging out stumps and clearing away branches.
Includes statements from Development Matters (birth to age five) and the relevant ELGs.
Play, Be, C Units provide enabling environments with teaching and support from adults. Reflecting on the characteristics of effective teaching and learning, children will have opportunity to learn and develop by:
- Playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’.
- Active learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties and enjoy achievements.
- Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.
Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework: accessed November 2024. Available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Our suggested book for this Unit is Tree: Seasons Come, Seasons Go by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.
You can find out more about the book at the publisher’s page, and the Google Books page will link you to retailers and local libraries.
We have designed these STEM focused questions to use alongside the questioning you would usually use when reading a story.
These adult led activities and provocations will support the introduction of the arborist career to the children in your setting.
This is a link to a related activity from our STEM at home catalogue. This could be sent out for families to try at home, or run in your setting as a family session.
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The Arborist poster (PDF)
Being an arborist is a very physical job and nearly every day will involve climbing trees.
An arborist doesn’t just use a chainsaw to cut down trees, they also nurture and grow them. Typical work for an arborist includes pest control, tree moving, stump removal, soil maintenance and general tree maintenance.
Safety is very important for arborists, so preparing and maintaining their tools and equipment is vital. Arborists usually work in teams for safety, with each member of the team knowing their role.
Arborists meet with homeowners, town planners and other people who own trees to discuss and plan how to maintain the trees. They often work alongside other landscapers, and will need to understand rules and regulations such as local bylaws or housing boundaries. Many trees needing maintenance are near roads, so careful planning and coordination of traffic control is needed.
An arborist’s day is determined by the seasons and weather. Some days it will be too dangerous to climb a tree with a chainsaw. and after a storm there will often be lots of work necessary. Trees and shrubs need trimming and pruning at specific times of year to promote or inhibit growth, and knowing this is all part of the arborist’s job.
Other important parts of the job include understanding how to fell a tree safely, leaving the worksite clean, tidy and safe, and knowing how to dispose of the branches and foliage.
You can download our arborist poster to use in your setting.
