NATURE’S RAINBOW€¦ · build the rainbow by spotting, matching and (maybe) collecting colours...
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NATURE’S RAINBOW PIONEER SCHEME SESSION OBJECTIVES LEVEL 1 WELLBEING & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE • Shows curiosity and interest in the outdoors by actions and facial expressions. SELF MANAGEMENT OF RISK • Listens to simple rules and instructions when outdoors ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY • Shows curiosity and interest in the outdoor environment by actions and facial expressions. CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION • Notices, touches, picks up and takes a closer looks at nature. RESILIENCE & PROBLEM SOLVING • Can settle their emotions outdoors. BIODIVERSITY • Enjoys looking at the trees, flowers and wildlife when outside. PHYSICAL & PRACTICAL OUTDOOR SKILLS • Experience travelling and moving over a range of terrain in different ways outdoors with support. • Can repeat the names of basic plant features when seen, such as: tree, leaf, flower, grass, stick. • Can name something they did outdoors with prompts Session Focus Children will investigate different colours outdoors. www.outdoorlearningmadeeasy.co.uk © Curriculum Links Literacy: Listen to stories, responding to what they hear with relevant comments; They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events. PE/D: Children show developing control and co-ordination in fine manipulative movements. Maths: Explore characteristics of objects & use mathematical language to describe them. Art (EAD): Represent their own ideas through art. Science (UW) : Make observations about plants. COLOURS CORE VALUES OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTDOOR SKILLS OUTDOOR SKILLS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION Resources • Spike’s Spikes eBook. • Species Identification: ‘Colour Match’ Resource. • You can make this activity as simple as you like: see above pictures for ideas of resources. Associated Risk Assessments Generic Site RA; Collecting & Handling Natural Materials RA. Session Outline • Read the eBook Spike’s Spikes together. • Talk about how he made a mistake, but put things right in the end, with patience. • Children are to work together to help Spike re- build the rainbow by spotting, matching and (maybe) collecting colours in their outdoor environment. Differentiation LA- Assist with the tasks as appropriate. HA- Can they spot any patterns with the colours they find/ do not find? Extension When complete, can the children re-build a rainbow pattern with the colours they find? Which colours were there lots of/ not much of? Why do they think this was? SPECIES IDENTIFICATION O U T D O O R L E A R N I N G M A D E E A S Y PIONEER SCHEME © CORE VALUES O U T D O O R L E A R N I N G M A D E E A S Y REVIEW & REFLECT
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NATURE’S RAINBOW
PIONEER SCHEME
SESSION OBJECTIVES
LEVEL 1
WELLBEING & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
• Shows curiosity and interest in the outdoors by actions and facial expressions.
SELF MANAGEMENT OF RISK
• Listens to simple rules and instructions when outdoors
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
• Shows curiosity and interest in the outdoor environment by actions and facial expressions.
CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION
• Notices, touches, picks up and takes a closer looks at nature.
RESILIENCE & PROBLEM SOLVING
• Can settle their emotions outdoors.
BIODIVERSITY • Enjoys looking at the trees, flowers and wildlife when outside.
PHYSICAL & PRACTICAL OUTDOOR SKILLS
• Experience travelling and moving over a range of terrain in different ways outdoors with support.
• Can repeat the names of basic plant features when seen, such as: tree, leaf, flower, grass, stick.
• Can name something they did outdoors with prompts
Session Focus Children will investigate different colours outdoors.
www.outdoorlearningmadeeasy.co.uk ©
Curriculum Links
Literacy: Listen to stories, responding to what they hear with relevant comments; They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.PE/D: Children show developing control and co-ordination in fine manipulative movements.Maths: Explore characteristics of objects & use mathematical language to describe them.Art (EAD): Represent their own ideas through art.Science (UW) : Make observations about plants.
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Resources• Spike’s Spikes eBook. • Species Identification: ‘Colour Match’ Resource.• You can make this activity as simple as you like:
see above pictures for ideas of resources.
Associated Risk Assessments Generic Site RA; Collecting & Handling Natural Materials RA.
Session Outline
• Read the eBook Spike’s Spikes together.• Talk about how he made a mistake, but put
things right in the end, with patience. • Children are to work together to help Spike re-
build the rainbow by spotting, matching and (maybe) collecting colours in their outdoor environment.
DifferentiationLA- Assist with the tasks as appropriate.HA- Can they spot any patterns with the colours they find/ do not find?
ExtensionWhen complete, can the children re-build a rainbow pattern with the colours they find? Which colours were there lots of/ not much of?
Why do they think this was?
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SESSION REFLECTIONS
