

To be familiar with nature, to spend some time amid nature, talking, thinking about trees, grasses, pebbles, climates, small insects, ground warm enhance the resilience and self-esteem of a child.
Children will simply use the items collected from nature to weave. This particular activity is applicable to the elder age group of kids as it involves a little complexity. The pre-schoolers, can be involved in the weaving part alone.
The Insects and Bugs Posters enable children to identify different types of insects and bugs These are great for children to learn the different names of insects and bugs and to be able to identify them in their garden or in the playground. These can be used in a variety of different hands-on experiences and displays.
Mandala is an ancient art that originated in India and now is being used more in Tibet. They have of course gained popularity over a period of time and now they are being incorporated in various ways. So why not we also give it a try with our tiny tots. It’s a very complicated art form that involves a lot of intricacies but here we will be making it simple with objects collected in nature.
Do you want children to explore nature? Do you want children to be resilient and confident? Do you want nature to work as a stress buster for little ones? We know all the answers will be a big “YES”. so, here it is “ Nature Play Week”, which will be conducted from April 6 to April 16, 2022. Nature play week reconnects kids with nature and the outdoors.
The Flower Posters enable children to identify different types of flowers. These are great for children to learn the different names for flowers and to identify flowers that may be in their garden or in the playground. These can be used in a variety of different hands-on experiences and displays.
Go nature hunting with children and let them search for various objects in nature.. Make them collect as much natural objects as they can. With their collection children will be making nature people with the items they have collected. Apart from this, they will be learning a lot about their own family and parts of their face.
The Flower Tracing printables enable children to draw flowers by tracing over the light coloured lines on one half of the flower. This is great for young children to gain control over their hand movements through tracing which will, in turn, develop their pre-writing skills. For older children, this will assist them in learning to draw flowers. The flowers can be decorated and coloured once traced.
This template is for children to complete while going on a nature walk. Each page is of a child's senses and using these senses what they have observed in nature. For preschoolers, they can draw what they have seen and for the older ones they can write what they observe in nature.
On Thursday 19 May Educators, Teachers and Children have the opportunity to try learning outside the classroom as we celebrate Outdoor Classroom Day. Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to celebrate and inspire outdoor learning and play. On the day, thousands of schools around the world take lessons outdoors and prioritise playtime.
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