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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Tell stories about indigenous people and how they met all their needs from the local environment. |
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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Visit a museum which shows artifacts from the local area and invite the children to tell stories about how they think it may have been used. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Feel the warmth of an open fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Be safe around a fire (by staying at the edge of the fire circle unless invited in by an adult) |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Feed a campfire safely with dry, brown wood. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Collect wild garlic and use it to make garlic bread over the campfire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Tell stories and sing songs around a fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Go on a candlelit procession outside at night, carrying candles in lanterns which they have made or decorated themselves from recycled materials (e.g. jam jars). Optionally, older children could be stationed along the procession dressed in costume and acting out/telling a story. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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See that seeds have different mechanisms for dispersal. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Recognise whether a plant is healthy or sick. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Observe how different trees perform different functions in a designed or natural system. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Do a detailed plant study: Spend some time connecting to a particular plant, looking at it, drawing or painting it. Notice where it is growing and how it changes through the seasons. Then research it, where it likes to grow, what uses it has etc. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Identify and eat different edible plants which are growing in the garden (whether planted or spontaneous). |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Identify different native plants and know their uses (e.g. nettles for soup or making string). |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Identify different plants which can be poisonous to eat directly or dangerous to touch. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Identify some support species e.g. plants that help to fix nitrogen, or accumulate nutrients like phosphorous. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Be able to spot disease/infection in a tree. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Plant a tree and look after it e.g. mulching, harvesting, feeding, water, looking for pests/disease. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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Walk in nature with someone who loves trees and can introduce trees and the plants describing their personalities, likes and dislikes as if it is a character - to make the learning memorable. |
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Plants and trees |
Discovering the properties and uses of different wild and cultivated plants and trees |
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If you were living in the forest, how would you build a home that you love as if everyone in that forest is just waiting for you to come and be part of their community? |
