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Time to celebrate your garden weeds! After spending far to much time trying to dig out those annoying dandelions with their super strong tap root, it’s time to give in and let them flourish….. Just before we get on to discussing fun activities to try with your kids, did you know that the leaves are amazing nutritious and contain more beta-carotene than carrots? The reason that dandelions are so well
Worms, worms, worms….. those slimy little creatures that do so much good for our earth (literally!) Toiling away, out of sight, out of mind and underground. Well today, the spotlight is on them! (Not that they’ll notice as they lack eyes, but I’m sure they’d appreciate it)Here’s number 2 in our series of fun printable bug posters (in black and white and colour) – perfect for displaying on your nature
I’m sure people would have a lot more respect for ants if they knew just a few of these amazingly weird facts about these tiny little creatures…………. and even if you don’t appreciate them, the kids certainly will!Here is number one in a series of fun, printable bug posters – perfect for displaying on your nature table or to get your class inspired before a creepy crawly unit. Some of
When I was at Primary School, ‘Calf club’ day was always my favourite annual event. Many rural schools in NZ still have yearly calf club days (an idea that dates from the 1920’s) where children rear calves and lambs at home and then bring them into school to be judged. The whole community gets involved, and there are often gardening and cooking competitions as well flower arranging and craft based
Adding a few prompts to your nature table is a great way to get your children engaging closely with their nature finds! You can find our Nature Table Sorting Arrows here. One of the simplest ideas is to get your children to arrange their finds on to a continuum (biggest to smallest, roughest to smoothest, heaviest to lightest etc). I like to use arrows to support their arrangements, but you
