Through the window

Children will go on a picture journey with the story `Window´ then find out what´s outside their classroom window. They will visit a local garden learning what grows in the local area.

Teaching Outcomes
To find out what grows in the local area, understand why natural spaces are important.

Children will:

• Identify/find out about plants that grow in local area.
• Create a garden plan.
• Understand the climate affects what grows in the local environment.
• Understand the importance of protecting our natural spaces.

• Garden plan

• Permission slips and letter to guardians
• Extra adult support
• Wildlife identification sheets
• Clip-boards
• Computer scanner and digital camera

'Window' by Jeannie Baker from amazon.co.uk
Wildlife identification sheets from naturedetectives.org.uk
The plants and trees of the UK from uksafari.com