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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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Write your name on a stick then put it in the garden near plants you have planted or want to take care of. Go and visit those plants regularly, creating a sense of personal responsibility and connection. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Before touching a tree, close your Eyes and imagine love filling your Hands. Touch the tree with your loving Hands and try to listen to what the plant is telling through your Hands. Remember that trees don't have voices and ears but communicate through feelings. Can you feel the tree communicating? |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Identify edible plants growing locally. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Talk about what plants need (water, sun, air and soil) to grow. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Recognise the different parts of a plant or tree: flowers, seeds, stem/trunk, leaf, roots. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Experience different landscapes - such as plains, hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, sea. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Play in different landscapes - beach, rivers, woodlands etc. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Show appreciation and sing thanks to the landscapes for letting them play there. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Learn different vocabulary, e.g. clay, soil, sand, humus, stone, fossil, river, hill, mountain, valley. |
