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Buildings |
Shelter |
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Find out traditional ways peoples in different places showed gratitude for warmth and shelter; what kinds of blessings did they have? Create a blessing ceremony for a fairy home or a real home based on things that you learn about those traditions. |
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Buildings |
Shelter |
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Learn that people in different parts of the world design their homes and buildings to best suit the materials they have and their climate. |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Choose a simple building plan and then try building it (for example with wooden blocks). |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Make models using different geometry (e.g. reciprocal-frame roof, geodesic dome etc.) |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Taste different healthy foods. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Touch, smell, feel and see different materials (e.g. wool, cotton, hemp, bamboo). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Learn some basic crafts (e.g. French knitting). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Model clay (preferably harvested locally). |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Happa Zome/ textile imprinting. |
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Using nature's gifts wisely |
Handcrafts |
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Listen to folk stories about traditional crafts. |