Týden 10
Environmental Topics for preschoolers
One of the biggest barriers to bringing environmental topics into the classroom is a lack of time. There is already so much to cover, how can we bring yet another topic into the lesson?
Heading outside to local streets, parks, gardens or countryside gives your language teaching variety, offers multi-sensory learning, is memorable and great for different learning styles. It also helps deepen our connection with nature.
What are the natural resources are there in your neighbourhood and how can you use them to enrich your lessons?
If your lesson can be done as easily outside, get outdoors! Otherwise there are lots of activities you can plan that include an outdoor element alongside preparation and follow up work in the classroom.
- Take your usual classroom activities outside
- Go litter picking
- Practice comparisons and descriptive language with trees and plants
- Listen to a nature meditation then write your own
- Do outdoor learning activities with young children
- Organise a nature photography lesson or outdoor drawing
- Play environmental games and activities with young learners
- Make bird feeders, sundials or shadow clock
- Go on a mini beasts safari or pond dipping (be careful not to harm any beasts!)
- Visit environmental exhibitions or your local recycling facility
- Take trips into the countryside and do urban nature walks
The Life cycle of a Frog
Story - necessary to simplify a bit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g_f1-tTUe0
Another idea for extension the topic - project with chia seeds
https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/life-cycle-of-a-frog-%F0%9F%90%B8/
Make a diagram of a life cycle of a frog
https://www.stillplayingschool.com/2015/03/frog-life-cycle-recycled-craft.html
The Life cycle of a Butterfly
Nice ideas for project education - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
https://www.twinkl.cz/resource/t-t-1219-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-story-sequencing
How the plants grow - catchy song :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFU_wJgvBI
Further content of that theatre group - see for more ideas
https://www.fireflyfamilytheatre.com/for-kids
To teach about nature in general
I love - song