PROJECTS AND DELIVERY OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM

The following are lists of ideas of how you can use your new resource to deliver National Curriculum outcomes using the outdoors.  These three resources were chosen at random but any of the projects listed in the web site could be used in very similar ways.

Teaching resources, work sheets and other information is available for WOODLANDS and BIRD BOXES  from  www.ccw.gov.uk

Other similar resources are available from www.hdra.org.uk

Woodlands

KS1  Children

Science

Classifying e.g. leaves, minibeasts

Living and non living, comparing

Habitats, animals, birds, different habitats, adaptation to woodland life

Animal's lifecycle

Collection, observation and describing minibeasts

Human influence

Natural materials

Investigative skills

Nocturnal animals

Using quadrats to note/record changes

Language/Literacy

Poetry

Creative writing

Listening to stories

Treasure tree  (a special tree in the woodland area that contains a theme e.g. a book, puppet etc. which introduced a topic for that session)

Describing surroundings and seasonal change e.g. Signs of spring and Seasonal changes.

Maths

Measuring (height of trees, leaf size, growth of cuttings/plants/seedlings)

Data handling e.g. Leaf size

Comparing natural items

Counting

Number trail

Art and D&T

2D Drawing, painting, line drawings using different mediums

3D Sculptures, weaving, printing, leaf rubbings, bottle sculptures,

Shades of colour, charts of colour, colour matching

Seasonal changes in colour

Textures

Geography

Geographical features

Mapping, photographs

Descriptive language 'Where is the bear?'

RE

Awe and wonder

Reflection on environment

Sensory experiences (listen, touch)

IT

Digital camera,

Time-lapse

Data handling

Microscope

Cwmraeg

Woodland vocabulary

Music

Wind chimes

Instruments from natural materials

Ponds

Pond Case Study

Language/Literacy

Poetry

Describing senses

Maths KS1

Comparative language

Counting

Sorting and classifying

Collect and interpret data

Maths KS2

Measuring

Estimate numbers

Practical examples of choosing appropriate measuring instruments

Interpret frequency tables

Create and represent discrete data

Use mode, median and mean

Making conclusions

Science KS1

Asking questions, forming ideas

Present scientific information appropriately

Classify scientific information

Living and non living

Recognising living organisms/needs of living organisms

Investigation of plants and animals

Classifying and grouping plants and animals

Science KS2

Scientific enquiry

Life processes common to animals and plants

Comparing animals and plants

Effect of changing conditions on growth of plants

Investigation of variety of plants and animals

Adaptation

Food chains

Eco systems

Using keys for classification

Comparing species found

Forming hypotheses and testing them

IT KS2

Using data to produce graphs e.g. Frequency of species found within a sample

Keep a photographic diary e.g. Tadpoles to frogs

Bird boxes

Science

Living things in their environment

Life processes

Food chains

Reproduction and growth

Observation

Nutrition (Bug hunt, identification of bugs eaten by birds)

Classification and Keys

Weather conditions

Evaluation of data

Language/Literacy

Stories, poems, creative writing, descriptive writing

Following recipe for fat balls

Weather conditions

Diary of changes

Research from non-fiction

Following instructions

Naming bugs & birds

Discussions on H & Safety, comparative designs, planning

D&T

Design and make a bird box

Follow a pattern to make a bird box

Materials used

Resourcing project

Maths

Measuring

Shapes (comparing 2D & 3D)

Counting

Weighing 

ICT

Data handling,

Using equipment e.g. Internet, CD Roms. T.V. Video, Digital camera

Research (establishing best places for siting boxes, what type of bird needs what type of bird box)

Art

Visiting artists

Bird artists

3D art e.g. Collage, clay, salt dough.

Sketching,

Observation,

Drawing,

Colours/colour mixing

Using different materials to draw with

Geography

Using compass for siting boxes

Make a plan/map of where boxes are situated

Environmental change

Human intervention/impact

Safe guarding of environment

Birds-eye view of school