https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2021-01-09 10:31:44 UTC 2025-09-28 15:17:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091406612 A survey of the environment, what is good or bad. What can they see and where, e.g. flowers, trees, cars, graffiti, litter ]]> 2021-01-15 14:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091406612 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091406664 - Through the Window
- Through the Door
- Through the Gate

Increasing distance and challenge with activities. ]]> 2021-01-15 14:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091406664 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091407680 Making an aerial map of the school grounds - Marj]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091407680 geowolf https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408187 Pond Dipping.
Mapping the local area.

]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408187 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408268 Visiting the school pond or garden and making observations, drawing, completing fact files of tadpoles, plants etc.]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408268 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408557 2021-01-15 14:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091408557 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091409071 Bushcraft activities (saw this done on placement). Can be made cross curricular e.g. making a bonfire to look and heat and friction ]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091409071 mcgranag https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091409297 Looking at the type of soil and rocks
Grace]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091409297 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410052 2021-01-15 14:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410052 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410236 - Drawing an aerial plan / map using keys, labels and colour
- Field sketches 
- Building 'small worlds' / dens
- Enquiry based work e.g. 'how can we make the school grounds safer?'

]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410236 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410289 - Observing weather patterns.
- Creating maps of a nearby park or the school grounds using symbols and keys]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410289 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410333 Thames riverside between Richmond and Kew to show where previously the Thames has burst its banks. Drawing and labeling of area. Outdoor lesson on flooding]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410333 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410376 Making a map of the school grounds - including buildings, playground, etc.]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410376 mrsivonna https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410425 To study the geography of their school.
Make a simple maps or plans]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091410425 sarahmcgill08 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091411759 Keeping a tally of animals/types of plant in a specific area.
Comparing an image of a contrasting environment to the local area/school pond etc.]]> 2021-01-15 14:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091411759 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091413283 Make a map of the school grounds.
Go into the environmental area and look at wildlife and their habitats.]]> 2021-01-15 14:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091413283 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091417981 Map reading of their school grounds]]> 2021-01-15 14:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091417981 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091419860 Some kind of orienteering activity around the school. 
Doing a survey of the environment they can see around the school (building types, cars etc)
Observing any of the natural habitats within the playground]]> 2021-01-15 14:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091419860 selinakarakas https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091421216 Pupils to take their own choice of digital photograph of a site and consider the reasons for chosen photograph, what the photograph shows, and its geographical features. ]]> 2021-01-15 14:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091421216 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091429013 observing weather patterns]]> 2021-01-15 14:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091429013 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091511323 Flood resilient housing]]> 2021-01-15 15:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1091511323 rf6996au3d https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109373763 Go on woodland adventure walk and tick off when you find different animals]]> 2021-01-21 10:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109373763 margretebatstad https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109377768 Make a map of the park nearby ]]> 2021-01-21 10:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109377768 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109379714 2021-01-21 10:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109379714 meganbowie15 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109384705 Go to the park and look at the different names for the different trees]]> 2021-01-21 10:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109384705 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109387319 To sketch different types of leaves, trees and animals]]> 2021-01-21 10:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109387319 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109390841 Identify animals in the woodlands and write down aspects of their habitat. Try to recreate that n the classroom.]]> 2021-01-21 10:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1109390841 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113768489 Scavenger Hunt
Bird, tree bingo
Spotter
Map your Journey
Compare old photo to what looks like now
Sketching
Describe place/scene
Tally animals/plants
Market surveys
Riverside walk
River dipping/foreshore explorers
History walks
Pollution surveys (air, traffic, plastic)
Environmental games
Meeting experts outdoors
nature crafts (EYFS/KS1): nature crowns, memory stick, clay creatures, etc...


]]> 2021-01-22 12:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113768489 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113770771 Over the virtual lesson platform, instruct children to find something in their home to represent the area of study eg. local area, find a picture of what your street used to look like etc. The children can discuss their items in the starter.]]> 2021-01-22 12:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113770771 imihumphreys https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113772883 Making visits to local landmarks and interesting sites. Ideas based on my area.
-  Van Gogh House (tours available)
- Van Gogh Walk (community space)
-  North Brixton Islamic Cultural Centre
- Wind Rush Square
- The Brixton Windmill and Gardens
- The Old Post Office Bakery 
- David Bowie's house 
- Burges Park
- Myatts Field 

(Imogen)]]> 2021-01-22 12:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113772883 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113774419 Provide images of the school's local area now and then. Observe the difference between photographs and compare it to the local area now. Think about why and how the environment has changed. - Saleema]]> 2021-01-22 12:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113774419 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113775052 Walking around school grounds. What animals can we see, what habitats are there. 

Predicting what they might find in a tree or under a log. 

Old picture of the school grounds vs a new one - how has it changed over time?

Looking at different types of trees or plants linking to seasons

Louise]]> 2021-01-22 12:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113775052 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113775194 Identify mini beast habitats on school grounds]]> 2021-01-22 12:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113775194 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113776626 Walk around school grounds and checking off things youve spotted 

]]> 2021-01-22 12:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113776626 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113788563 draw a map of a journey you take regularly.
could be the trip to school or a the walk to the local park.

Joe 


]]> 2021-01-22 12:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113788563 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113791040 -Weather patterns 
-animals in their habitats
-types of change of the local area over time]]> 2021-01-22 12:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113791040 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113792567 2021-01-22 12:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113792567 yassieg2895 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113792664 A walk through the nature reserve o study the plants, natural resources, water area, bugs, etc.]]> 2021-01-22 12:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113792664 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113793390 - Children can find out different types of mini beasts. 
Dayse Bruna]]> 2021-01-22 12:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113793390 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113793529 2021-01-22 12:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113793529 natashahollingworth https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113794012 You can link with biology and ask the children to say what plants they see on the walk ]]> 2021-01-22 12:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113794012 zanacanbolat5 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113800420 Children to follow a map around the school that leads them different habitats, plants and mini beats for children to see. 
They can have a clipboard to tick off all the things they see. ]]> 2021-01-22 12:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1113800420 rotchell101 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114295396 Look for patterns in your environment. Record these in different ways (cross curricular with art). Perhaps record them on a map.]]> 2021-01-22 14:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114295396 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114297419 Tour of a site that produces renewable energy]]> 2021-01-22 14:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114297419 rotchell101 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114309703 Real or virtual tour of where our rubbish goes ]]> 2021-01-22 14:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114309703 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114328838 What do you notice about the change in seasons? Do you notice anything that stays the same?... etc]]> 2021-01-22 14:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114328838 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114331637 You could discuss all the things we can see in a garden/playground and link it to Science by discussing the materials, whether they are man-made or natural and what effect each of them can have on the environment]]> 2021-01-22 15:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114331637 jmearnshaw15 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114337287 Walk around the school grounds listening for different birds and try to identify different sounds.]]> 2021-01-22 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114337287 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114337314 - Nature Walk 
- Pond Walk 
- Bughunt 

]]> 2021-01-22 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114337314 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114344892 Visit a farm and all the animals]]> 2021-01-22 15:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114344892 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114346816 looking at leaves and seasons (science and art) colours and structure.

]]> 2021-01-22 15:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114346816 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114356199 Making dens, talking about different houses around the world? 

]]> 2021-01-22 15:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1114356199 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135459900 Go on a walk with the class and collect all the different kinds of leaves your class can find. Once you bring them to the class room have everyone group them into different categories by colour, size, texture, etc. Pin them up and have the class observe how they change colour over the rest of the week.]]> 2021-01-28 09:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135459900 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135459968 2021-01-28 09:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135459968 ThomasToots https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135464092 Have the children go outside and allow them the freedom to spot what shapes they can find within their outdoor area. This can be used for many topics [e.g., Number Hunt, Leaf Hunt, Sight Hunt, We're Going on a Bear Hunt etc...]. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135464092 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135465866 Go on a walk and collect items that have different surfaces which could be used in a cross curricular science lesson when learning about materials. Also could go on a walk to find objects to test for sinking and floating. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135465866 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135466163 Bug hotel building 
Campfire - melting marshmallows
Beach transient art ]]> 2021-01-28 09:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135466163 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135467079 Exploring the field collecting sticks, soil, rocks and leaves and have some children use the IPad to take pictures of any bugs and insects that are spotted. On our return to the class room the children could create a habitat using the natural materials and recreate the insect using playdough to put inside their creation.

Rhea Clarke]]> 2021-01-28 09:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135467079 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135469823 Have the children make their own 'fact file' of the minibeasts they may find outside. Have them during their free flow go outside with binoculars/ magnifying glasses and see what they can find, ticking it off of their sheets. Have a discussion about where the beasts might live, how we can care for them etc. 

]]> 2021-01-28 09:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135469823 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135470394 Use a tally chart to record things, such as cars, houses or physical features then discuss back in class]]> 2021-01-28 09:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135470394 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135474080 Visit Bird World in Surrey to learn about different types of birds, their colours, their calls etc. Could link to Art  - take pictures of their favourite bird on the trip and then draw them in Art on return and also explore birds and their habitats in Science & in Geog.]]> 2021-01-28 09:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135474080 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135474211 Walk through the nature reserve encouraging children to make observations. Engage in activities such as collecting leaves and pond dipping. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135474211 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135479304 Science - children walking around the park and  looking at what they can hear , see and feel through different season walks 

Visiting a pond in the local area and children identifying different things they might see in the pond and completing a fact file 

Children walking around there local area and drawing a map of it and then comparing with pictures how the local area used to look 

Louise ]]> 2021-01-28 09:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135479304 tania_tirado_t https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135480888 Take the children out to a campfire and read stories or share stories whilst making smores.]]> 2021-01-28 09:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135480888 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135482227 Take the children out on a nature walk. Have them look for animals, bugs, collect rocks, sticks and leaves to create a nature hut for some animals to live in. Get them thinking about what creates a good environment for bugs and animals to live in. After a few weeks take the children back to the same area and see if there has been any life living in their hut.]]> 2021-01-28 09:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135482227 georgiaxaarons https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135482992 Go for a walk by the local canal, and say we are going on a hunt to find anything that sparks questions and interests
. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135482992 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135483962 Observational sketches of a single tree over the seasons]]> 2021-01-28 09:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135483962 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135486140 Bird, plant note taking walk.
Museum trip, Visit to a Botanical Gardens]]> 2021-01-28 09:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135486140 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135488867 A trip to the source of a river. The children could look at the plants and animals and track where the river goes next. I’m ]]> 2021-01-28 09:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135488867 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135491014 The children observe local buildings and draw the London skyline (need high point of observation). They talk about the different shaped buildings (identifying squares and rectangles, and counting the number of floors). Could do this in the day and night and look at how it changes.


]]> 2021-01-28 09:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135491014 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135493241 Go to the pond in the local park and have a tally chart to note down how many different things they can see in the pond.]]> 2021-01-28 09:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135493241 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135495556 nature walk, find fallen leaves - discuss what tree they came from (if known). Each child has their own sandwich bag, bring back to class room and use to make their own printing. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135495556 katherineadahlgren https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135499218 Walk around the local area identifying key features such as: whether it is a city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop. 

KS2: Trip to the supermarket, get children to explore all the different places foods are from to introduce the distribution of resources. ]]> 2021-01-28 09:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135499218 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135503706 Children can go on a nature walk and collect different materials they find and then come back to the classroom and draw a picture including one of the materials such as a leaf man]]> 2021-01-28 09:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1135503706 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1136434961 Georgia M - Shapes and nature 
Ask the children to identify shapes in the playground and use resources around them to make them. I.e leaves, sticks, grass, flowers, pebbles etc]]> 2021-01-28 14:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1136434961 wintere1 https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1136992346 The book can be recited with the children as you walk around specific parts of the school grounds using imagination as you go around. For example, there might not be a forest to go through but in the classroom over a period of a few weeks, children could create trees in an art lesson that could be set up outside. ]]> 2021-01-28 15:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rotchell101/6j51if82nirow95r/wish/1136992346