Frog Lifecycle
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A progressive series of activities to learn about life cycle of a frog.
Learning Resources
Hapa Zome (leaf dye) and symmetry
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Hapa Zome means “leaf dye” in Japanese. It is a traditional Japanese art from of leaf printing, where the pigments (or colours) within a leaf are transferred onto cloth or paper.
John Muir Quotes Activity
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Explore quotes famously said by John Muir. Have a group discussion and use tablet/pens/paper creatively to express thoughts, feelings and reflections regarding the questions asked.
Letter to my Future Self
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A quiet activity that encourages individual reflection and connection with feelings in relation to an activity or learning session they have just been involved in. Can be adapted to specific requirements with greater or lesser facilitator input depending on age group and ability.
Mimicking wildlife to the finish line
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Animals comes in all shapes and sizes and move in many different ways. In this activity, participants mimic the movement of other animals. A length of racetrack is then set up to find out how long each animal movement takes to reach the finishing line.
Mud Kitchen
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This is an activity about making a mud kitchen and using it to learn about measuring, estimating, basic fraction identification, literacy. Making mud pies and imaginary cooking using natural outdoor materials seems to have always been a part of playing outdoors. It’s a great way to engage with the outdoors and get hands on experience by exploring materials, role playing…
Nature Alphabet
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During outdoor sessions, create letters of the alphabet using found materials. Perhaps a twig is naturally the shape of a letter, or objects are collected and rearranged into the shape of a letter. Allow imaginations to run wild!
Nature’s Opposites
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A descriptive word game that gets participants thinking about adjectives. Nature’s Opposites offers a great opening activity to any literacy-based sessions. Can be easily adapted for younger audiences.
Object Hunt
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Search for objects that match descriptive words and colours, ticking them off as you go.