As part of our topic-based home school, we have been doing back garden wildlife-themed study. I thought that I would share the list of items which I brain stormed when I was thinking of this topic, to help inspire you for your own home school.
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Interactive notebook (lapbook)
We used some sheets that I made to aid our learning about; birds, owls, foxes, butterflies, squirrels, badgers and hedgehogs. If you would like to grab a free copy of this then just head over to my freebie library. If you have never been in the freebie library before then you will need a password which you can get sent to you by signing up to my newsletter in my side bar. You are of course free to unsubscribe at any time.
Activity ideas
- Bake bird nests (Easter style)
- Build a birds house
- Go bird spotting
- Make bird food
- Experiment to see how strong a birds hollow bones can be
- Visit an owl sanctuary
- Dissect owl pellets
- Raise your own butterflies (using a set)
- Bake butterfly cakes or cookies
- Butterfly string art
- Paint a butterfly wind chime
- Paint butterfly pictures learning about symmetry
- Use online tutorials to draw animals such as foxes and badgers
- Bake a hedgehog cake
- Go on a woodland walk looking out for signs of wildlife
Useful books
- Sensational butterflies by Ben Rothery.
- Wildlife in you garden by Mike Dilger and Sarah Horne.
- From caterpillar to butterfly by Sally Morgan
- RSPB children's guide to nature watching by Mark Boyd
- British birds by Clare Collinson
- National Trust: 2019 nature month by month: A children's almanac
Movies/documentaries
Useful websites
I hope that you have found this information useful and if you need anymore inspiration then take a look at my Pinterest board. If you have any ideas which I have not included then do please let me know, I always love to hear from you.