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Holistic Planning

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

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See a companion planting chart.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Decide which companion plants and nutrient-givers (nitrogen fixers and dynamic accumulators) to include in the garden and where, then plant them together (e.g. carrots and onions; maize, beans & squash).
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Play a matching game to learn which plants help each other best.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Coppice nutrient-givers (nitrogen-fixers and dynamic accumulators) and use as a mulch on the rest of the garden (e.g. comfrey).
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Celebrate the harvests from growing plants in polycultures, and compare with those from a monoculture.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Hear a story about companion planting with plants giving nutrients to other plants.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Find out why some plants have nitrogen fixing nodules.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Discuss why some people grow diverse plants together (in polycultures).
My community Communication Notice and express how we are feeling (a check in).
My community Communication Notice how our voices can sound angry, happy or sad.
My community Communication Observe and discuss - what are our faces telling us about our feelings? Looking at each child and then discussing what feelings they are showing us with their body or face.
My community Communication Experience a talking circle using a special object (flower, stick, shell) to remember whose turn it is to talk, and who should be listening, remember two ears, one mouth - listen more than talk!
My community Communication Play a whisper game (say a word and pass it around the circle, see if it is the same word when it returns).
My community Communication Learn how to take care of another child that is crying, sad or hurt (get a teacher, say kind words, give a hug).
My community Communication Listen to a situtation that a doll experienced that is similar to a real situation - and then discuss what the doll felt and why and what they can do next.
My community Communication Tell a story about why a person in a picture is feeling surprised, scared, happy etc.
My community Communication Identify emotions on flashcards or pictures of people displaying different emotions.
My community Communication Recognise how another person is feeling; practice by looking at a video or pictures and discussing the signs that tell us about the person's emotions.
My community Communication Practice narrating events that happened during the day during "harvest" sessions; giving opportnities to everyone (including quieter children) to express themselves.
My community Communication Create and tell a story to other children or younger children.

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