“Hands on learning about the environment and biodiversity is the best way to truly develop children’s understanding of how important it is. Thanks to TICE, all the children in Y3 and Y4 had a fantastic day!” Claire Withers, Headteacher, Fordley Primary School Bio-diversity was the topic of our workshop in the summer, which was hosted by Eco friendly, Fordley Primary School! TICE’s facilitator Lottie talked to year 3 and 4 about this fascinating area, breaking down the term and using lots of visual, interactive examples. Everyone took part to the discussion and made an excellent contribution! Lots of creative DIY gardening solutions were introduced, we looked at fun craft based garden projects, bug hotels, worm carpets and hedgehog houses, all made out of up-cycled, free and accessible resources. By the end of the presentation, the eco-warriors in year 3 and 4 knew what they could do to help conserve biodiversity and, most importantly, why it is so important. A selection of slides from the biodiversity presentation After presentation the real fun began, the children were divided into five groups • The Hedgehogs • The Robins • The Sunflowers • The Ladybirds • The Tadpoles Each group completed five different tasks in rotation. [...]
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