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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.org.uk Other similar resources are available from www.hdra.org.uk
Woodlands
KS1 Children
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
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
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 |
Science
Art and D&T