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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. |
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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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Grow a plant from a seed, or plant a tree |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Climb a tree without harming it |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Listen to the voice of the wind through the leaves of trees and then make a musical instrument that makes a similar sound. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Play with different types of seeds e.g. blow seed puffs, and play with burrs sticking in clothes |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Invent a ceremony for planting that welcomes the plant in its new home, thanks it and offers it love and reassurance that you will take care of it. Use songs, poems and/or dance in the ceremony. |
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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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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. |
