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Soil and stone |
Exploring soil and soil life |
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Learn the common names of common minibeasts (e.g. earthworm, woodlice, stag beetle). |
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Soil and stone |
Exploring soil and soil life |
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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. |
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Soil and stone |
Exploring soil and soil life |
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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"). |
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Soil and stone |
Exploring soil and soil life |
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Lie down outside on the ground, Eyes closed, feel part of the earth; imagine seasons passing, weather changes and breathe deeply. |
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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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Learn different vocabulary, e.g. clay, soil, sand, humus, stone, fossil, river, hill, mountain, valley. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Observe different soils in the region e.g. in a farm, wetland, and forest. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Sketch the key features that distinguish each landscape 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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Go for a walk to observe and take photographs of different habitats (e.g. the types of plants which live on the hilltop compared to valley floor, marsh, or next to the river). |
