Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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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 Animals in permaculture Share feelings and thoughts about the ethics of keeping animals in a garden.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Learn about sustainable aquaculture systems and when, and why, they can be appropriate.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Learn what bees and other insects do for us and how we can look after them.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Research the way indigenous people (e.g. Sami, native Americans, ) used the whole of an animal (e.g. buffalo) to meet many of their needs (e.g. clothes, housing, footwear, music, boat, food). Explore how local people's traditional practices enabled them to 'produce no waste' and 'use and value renewable resources'.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Discuss why some people are vegetarians and vegans, and what the alternatives to using animals within the garden and food chain might be.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See plants which make nutrients available for other plants.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See the white balls (nitrogen fixing nodules) on the roots of legumes (e.g. peas or beans).
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).
Design Creative expression See examples of other people's creative expression through song, dance, painting, nature art, model-making etc. by hosting events or visiting places (such as museums, outdoor exhibitions etc.).
Design Creative expression Experience other people (children and adults) creating things together.
Design Creative expression Play with designing with sand (in sandboxes or at the beach), clay or other natural materials.
Design Creative expression Build with clay bricks, sticks and other natural materials (e.g. fairy dens).
Design Creative expression Experience a dream circle (in which everyone expresses their dream/vision for a project/event).

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