Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
• You can find an overview of our work on the background info page.
• You may find it useful to look at the this graphical overview of the Themes and Topics.
• To navigate activities according to the Themes and Topics, we suggest you use the "Activities by Theme" menu above.

Search options:
 Sub Topic
Age
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
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Sing and dance songs inspired from indigenous cultures about earth as a mother (e.g. "The Earth is Our Mother, we must take care of her").
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life See, smell and touch different types of soils e.g. in a forest, garden, clay pit, beach.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Experience walking barefoot on sand, clay, loam soil etc.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life See, smell and touch soil.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Lie down outside on the ground, Eyes closed, feel part of the earth; imagine seasons passing, weather changes and breathe deeply.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Stand barefoot on the earth and imagine tensions releasing into the ground; imagine you are a mountain, a solid and unmovable part of the earth itself.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Learn about the process of decomposition.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Find out about the life-cycle of worms and other minibeasts.
Soil and stone Exploring soil and soil life Explore the properties of soil: what is soil made of? What makes it fertile?
Soil and stone Stones See, feel, smell different types of rocks and stone, and guess at how they were made.
Soil and stone Stones Explore which types of soil and stone resources are in the region and how that impacts on the different plants and animals that can live there.
Soil and stone Stones Learn the main ways which rocks are formed (if children interested can use names igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) and how that relates to forming soils, thus our food.
Soil and stone Stones Give thanks to stones and all the different things they give to us, e.g. warmth, buildings, walls, soil, a place for minibeasts to live.
Soil and stone Stones Hear a story of how rocks were made and are still moving very slowly.
Soil and stone Stones Put rocks in a garden to catch and store heat energy in places where it is needed.
Soil and stone Stones Identify common rocks in the region.
Soil and stone Stones Compare the growth of plants grown in the open, with plants grown near large rocks acting as heat stores (all other factors e.g. soil depth, should be kept equal).
Soil and stone Stones Notice the presence of different quantities and types of rocks and stones in different landscapes.
Soil and stone Stones Make artwork with the natural colours of stones e.g. grading from light to dark.
Soil and stone Stones Build a cairn together with different stones.

Page 11 of 44 Results 201 - 220 of 865