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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Tell stories and sing songs around a fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Reuse cooking oil to make an oil lamp. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Tell the story of the fire monster: A long, long time ago there was a fire monster living in a cave with a fire which he wouldn't share with the other animals. Firstly the lion tried to steal the fire, then the elephant tried to steal it, finally a little bird went. The bird stayed with the fire monster eating the bugs from it's back for a long time, then when the monster was sleeping it stole the fire, got blackened by it, then threw it to the badger who got blackened up its face, the fox caught it with its tale (also getting blackened). Finally the ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) caught it and captured it, which is why its finger-shaped buds are black, and if you tickle it the ash will give it back. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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See and smell fire and see how it changes when different materials are burning (non-toxic ones). |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Roast vegetable shish kebabs (vegetables on a green stick) over the fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Make beeswax candles. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Take care of a plant - e.g. a tree you have planted, by asking the children questions to help them connect to the plant's needs "Look at the plant, I wonder why it's leaves are drooping down. What can we do to make it feel better?" |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Give plants and trees names - so that they become unique individuals and the children feel a personal connection - they can even make name signs for their plants (e.g. Mark the Marrow or Grandfather Tree). |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Collect seeds, observe and identify them |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Notice and feel the composition of the forest floor. |
