Session Plan Archives - Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Animal Stories (Literacy)

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

This activity follows on from the animal tracks numeracy activity. Revisit the area you found animal tracks. Take a pencil and the word list with you and note down the words that you think will be useful for the story or drawing activity.

Autumn, Croftland, Early, Expressive Arts, First, Freshwater & River, Garden, Languages, Moorland, Mountain, Overview document, Sciences, Seashore, Second, Session Plan, Spring, Summer, Winter, Woodland

Animal Tracks (Numeracy)

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

This activity involves finding animal tracks outside, using track identification guides to work out what made the track and calculating how many toes you have found! For younger pupils these numbers can be used for practicing a variety of number processes. For older pupils use the tracks identified for more complicated problems and to create various times tables.

Autumn, Croftland, Early, First, Freshwater & River, Garden, Languages, Mathematics, Moorland, Mountain, Sciences, Seashore, Second, Session Plan, Spring, Step-by-step instructions, Summer, Winter, Woodland

Bird Nest Maths

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A very flexible activity that can be as simple as putting the number of eggs into the nest shown on the card or can be extended to more complicated sums.

Croftland, Early, Expressive Arts, First, Garden, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Sciences, Second, Session Plan, Spring, Step-by-step instructions, Summer, Technology, Woodland

Frog Lifecycle

8th April 2020, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A progressive series of activities to learn about life cycle of a frog.

Croftland, Early, Expressive Arts, First, Freshwater & River, Garden, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Sciences, Session Plan, Spring, Step-by-step instructions, Summer, Woodland

Mud Kitchen

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

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…