Chris Jones from Addington School and Alan Bryan-Peach from North Ridge Community School have sent us their ideas about introducing horticulture into school. We would like to share these with you.
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As with any outside learning experience, what happens before and afterwards in the classroom is just as important as the trip itself. Try these activities, to put your pupils’ countryside live, estate day or farm visit in the context of the curriculum.
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Creating graphs and charts using opinions of a visit to Countryside Live, an Estate Day or a Farm.
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Creating and using a timetable to gain information.
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Children to write a report on their day out.
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an information poster about something that they learnt about on the visit.
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Creating graphs and charts using opinions of a visit to Countryside Live, an Estate Day or a Farm.
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Children to write and layout a newspaper report on their visit.
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Children to write a letter to a local councillor about recycling.
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Children to create a leaflet about their visit to persuade future classes to visit there also.
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Creating and using a timetable using information from day out.
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Children to write an interesting report on their day out for other children to enjoy.
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Looking a changes in farming and creating a timeline.
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Children to write and layout a newspaper report on their visit.
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