Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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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
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Animal families, homes, names, footprints and other signs Learn about the families, homes, names, footprints and signs of different local animals.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Animal families, homes, names, footprints and other signs Learn about how animals defend themselves (e.g. spines of a hedgehog or by looking like dangerous animal e.g. wasp), and how they get around other species' defenses.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Mushrooms See and touch different shapes/sizes/species of mushrooms with an adult.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Mushrooms Collect mushrooms and use them for cooking (in cooperation with adults).
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Mushrooms Listen to a story about trees talking to each in a forest through the tiny thread like web of fungi that interconnect the roots of the trees throughout the entire forest. Imagine being a tree in the forest - standing in the tree yoga position for example with the other children to make a forest. What messages do you send to each other?
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Mushrooms Learn that there are many species of mushrooms, and that some are edible and others poisonous.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships Visit different animal habitats/homes e.g. ponds, rocks.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships Do the web of life activity to see how animals are connected to everything else in the web of life; and how each part of the web can affect the whole habitat.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships Discuss the signs of health vs sickness in animals.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships Observe the life-cycle of an animal (e.g. an egg growing into a caterpillar then a butterfly).

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