Favourite environments in our school
Key questions
What is our local environment like?
How do we use our environment?
Outline
In this activity children will observe their local environment. They will consider particular features and people in the locality and consider how they impact on the local environment.
Preparation
These activities are best done on a day when the children can take their time and do most of the tasks outdoors.
Learning outcomes
On completing these activities all children will be able to:
- observe their local environment;
- decide whether objects are made by Nature, People or Both; and
- describe some of their own impacts on the locality.
Resources
- School grounds
- Sheet (optional)
- A3 paper / scrap paper
- Items from childrens’ bags, lunches, etc
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Learning activities
1. Children go outside and talk about their surroundings, including:
- features made by nature;
- features made by people; and
- features that are a mixture of both.
2. If the children have not completed the infant activities, they should also go to the places they like the best and discuss why they like them.
3. Children complete the ‘What is it really made of?’ Investigation sheet to record their findings (Investigation 05).
4. Children talk about how they themselves affect the environment.
Note
Teacher / children could use any resources they already use in schools with these activities. For example, using mirrors to observe the environment works very well as the children literally see their environment ‘from a different angle’.