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A. Introducing permaculture
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6. The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms
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12. Using nature’s gifts wisely
F. Social permaculture
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14. My community
15. Our human family
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Animal families, homes, names, footprints and other signs (12)
Breath (8)
Bushcraft (6)
Catching and saving water (10)
Creating arts and crafts from natural materials (5)
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees (19)
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). (10)
Exploring and naming plants and trees (18)
Exploring soil and soil life (34)
Fire (16)
Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web (7)
Helping to grow food (1)
Homes (1)
How climate affects habitats and cultures (7)
Indicator species (5)
Measuring Weather (11)
Microclimates (3)
Mushrooms (4)
Playing in water (12)
Soil textures and soil tests (9)
Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets (11)
Stones (19)
The Microscopic World (9)
The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships (14)
The properties of water and the water cycle (5)
Water ecosystems (3)
Water for Life (13)
Weather (14)
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Holistic Planning
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Theme:
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
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Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
Identify edible plants growing locally.
Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
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.
Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
Climb a tree without harming it
Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
Play with different types of seeds e.g. blow seed puffs, and play with burrs sticking in clothes
Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
Find different kinds of seeds in a wild meadow or natural area
Plants and trees
Bushcraft
Walk barefoot in a forest.
Plants and trees
Exploring and naming plants and trees
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?"
Plants and trees
Bushcraft
Use a potato peeler to remove the bark of a green stick, e.g. to make dough sticks on the campfire.
Plants and trees
Bushcraft
Visit a museum which shows artifacts from the local area and invite the children to tell stories about how they think it may have been used.
Plants and trees
Bushcraft
Decorate a talking stick and use it in a listening circle.
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