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Holistic Planning

Theme:
A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture
Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head
Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Identify minibeasts in nature.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Move soil and mulch with spades, shovels and rakes.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Create useful items from clay (e.g. pots, adobe bricks).
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Spot different plants which can tell you about the soil, and the history of the site (e.g. nettles often grow where humans once lived and urinated).
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Dramatise life in soil in which children act as the different elements in soil e.g. stones, minerals, water, air, humus, earthworms, fungus, plant roots, seeds, bacteria etc.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Read or listen to mythological stories from around the world with symbolic representations of the earth; discuss the wisdom of ancient cultures in their relationship to the earth.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Listen to the earth (e.g. ear on soil/child-made telephone to Mother Earth) - it is alive and full of energy in roots, fungi and worms all working together to create soil - a precious resource that needs us to care for it.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Sing and dance songs inspired from indigenous cultures about earth as a mother (e.g. "The Earth is Our Mother, we must take care of her").
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Lie down outside on the ground, Eyes closed, feel part of the earth; imagine seasons passing, weather changes and breathe deeply.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Stand barefoot on the earth and imagine tensions releasing into the ground; imagine you are a mountain, a solid and unmovable part of the earth itself.

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