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Age: Early years (age 0-5), KS1 (age 5-7)
Activities for: A forest visit
Curriculum links:
EYFS: Communication and language; Moving and handling; Understanding the world; Exploring through materials.
Science: Year 1 - Plants; Animals including humans; Everyday materials; Seasonal changes. Year 2 - Living things and their habitats.
Forests provide endless learning opportunities, and are great for sensory exploration. Take your class for a visit to your local forest, and use all five senses to discover it.
This lesson plan includes:
- Pre-visit activities
- A need-to-bring checklist
- Extensions of activities
- Post-visit activities
- Discussion pointers