Prep/Year 1
Full day program
9.15am–2.00pm
Curriculum Focus: Scientific inquiry using the senses
Curriculum Links: Science, HASS (Geography), English
Aim
For students to develop an understanding of, and use their senses to explore and observe the many wonders of a forest environment. For students to identify the places where animals live and what their needs are. For students to explore a special place, the forest, and to understand how and why they care for it.
Overview of day
Firstly, students are introduced to senses by helping Twiggy and Roo regain theirs. Students then embark on either an Earthwalk or the sensory trail.
- Earthwalk: Students embark on an exploration of the wonders of the natural environment to consider whether the forest is a special place and how it can be cared for. Using their senses, students are encouraged to investigate connections between living things in the forest, identify what animals and plants need to survive, and to discover the types of homes of living things.
- Sensory trail: While blindfolded students experience life using their other senses. They walk around a sensory trail experiencing life from a different perspective and investigating the world around them in a different way. Students do part of the section in bare feet.
The day culminates in a reflection activity bringing all the learning together.
For this program you will need to refer to the relevant Curriculum Activity Risk Assessments.