Fact picnic!

Mole, Ratty and the class go on a fact picnic. Children will visit a local river/canal, groups will take turns to play pooh sticks, do some wildlife spotting, launch their boats, make leaf rubbings and finally they will enjoy a fact picnic where they will share everything that they have learnt.

Teaching Outcomes
To know and review the key features of rivers and use the correct geographical vocabulary.

Children will:

• Use knowledge gained to describe river features and use river related vocabulary.
• Consolidate knowledge during the past sessions and recall key facts in a fact picnic.
• Take their model boats and launch at the local river/canal.

• Information sheets covering: How to prepare a waste-free picnic
• Recording wildlife
• Nature art ideas

• The boats made in session 3
• First aid kit
• Mobile phone
• Camera
• Picnic basket with facts
• Clipboards

Guide to canal and river wildlife from canalrivertrust.org.uk