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A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
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D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
My body, heart and mind Ways of learning Observe how you feel when you are learning in different ways. Discuss afterwards with a group how each person felt and therefore realise that different people prefer different ways of learning.
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Make an alternative to plastic wrap (aka clingfilm) out of cotton material and beeswax (melt the wax into the cloth with a warm iron).
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Compose a recycling song or make a music video using the song "There’s no such thing as waste" (from the Formidable Vegetable Sound System)
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle personal items (bicycles, clothes).
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Make things instead of buying them (e.g. toothpaste, lip balm).
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Learn how much waste we produce and where it ends up.
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Learn what materials are used in different items, how the materials are made and how they can be recycled.
Using nature's gifts wisely Ways to use less: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle Learn about alternatives to plastic packaging.
Air Weather Be outdoors playing in all weathers (including the wind and rain).
Air Weather Feel the wind on the skin.
Air Weather Play with shadows and see how they change over a day.
Air Weather Feel where the wind is coming from (e.g. lick a finger and hold it up) try this on different days and in different places.
Air Weather Observe different shapes shifting and changing in the clouds.
Air Weather Work out ways to measure and record different aspects of the weather - the rainfall, wind direction, wind speed, hours of sunlight.
Air Weather Make a wind dance.
Air Weather See how far away you can feel someone blowing towards you.
Air Weather Play with wind (e.g. pinwheels, kites, play sailboats, flags, musical instruments).
Air Weather Sing songs which celebrate all the different types of weather (including rain and wind).
Air Weather In a creative visualisation, imagine being as light as a bird and flying through the air - what do you see?
Air Weather Read the book 'Little Cloud' by Eric Carle and then use your imagination to see shapes in the clouds outside.

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