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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships |
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Learn about animal adaptations to extreme conditions (e.g. cold, wet, dry, hot). |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Spot evidence of an animal eating a plant or animal. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Hunt for signs of Funny Fungus' roots and fruits: look under logs for mycellium, around trees for mushrooms, mould on old fruit. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Listen to a story about a tree, and how it is connected to each of different animals, mushrooms and plants (children can be included e.g. through climbing the tree, eating it's fruit etc). |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Listen to stories about connections, such as the books "All I see is a part of me" by Chara Curtis, "The Lorax" by Dr. Suess, "Uno's Garden" by Graeme Base. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Express how you feel about something natural through interacting with it, e.g. hug a tree, stroke an animal, smell a flower, jump in a puddle, slide in mud. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Find out about fungus and explore the big family of nature. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Draw, paint or model clay about a connection between a plant or animal and something else. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Observe microscopic creatures through a microscope. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Act out the roles of different bacteria within a human digestive system, to appreciate how important bacteria are. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Make yoghurt, explaining that it is made by the multiplication of a particular bacteria. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Activate yeast to make bread, observing and hearing an explanation that the action of yeast is what creates the bubbles of air. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Role play a 'living beings' court in which some bacteria are being accused of being bad. Children act as the lawyer, prosecution, jury, judge. The children defend the positive contribution that bacteria make to the world and show that most bacteria are good. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that there are many different types of bacteria and many of them help people (and other animals), and others can make them ill. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that there are more bacteria in your body than there are human cells! |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that the essential nutrient called vitamin B12 is made by bacteria in the digestive systems of humans and animals. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that some bacteria are harmful, whilst others are helpful, thus it is necessary to wash your hands after touching animals, going to the toilet and before eating etc. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Spend time in a place that has permaculture ethics embedded and hear adults notice and talk about those ethics. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Be around people who have respectful behaviour towards themselves, other people and other species. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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See and hear people supporting each other to feel well (e.g. a check-in circle). |
