Age: KS2 (age 7-9)
Activities for: A forest visit
Curriculum links:
Spoken word: Speaking audibly, giving descriptions, building vocabulary. Preparing and listening to poems, recognising different forms of poetry, participating in performances.
Reading: Comprehension (increasing familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends).
Writing: Composition.
Forests provide plenty of inspiration to enable children to compose poetry and write stories. A forest visit also provides numerous topics suitable for non-fiction reading and writing.
This lesson plan includes:
- Pre-visit activities
- A need-to-bring-checklist
- Printable materials
- Post-visit activities
- Discussion pointers