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Education
- Activities for Schools |
The experienced and well-qualified
Education Team at Woodlands Farm lead a variety of
activities tailored to the needs of different age
groups.
If
you are keen to do an activity that is not currently
offered please call us to discuss the possibility.
Follow the links to view each of the
activities available at Woodlands Farm:
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| Foundation Stage |
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Activities for Nursery and Reception Classes at
Woodlands Farm Trust |
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Plants and animals
Learn about farm animals and their babies, meet Bob the
Pony, pigs, cows, and sheep. Stroke a chicken and find out
about Biscuit the grumpy goat. Explore our beautiful gardens
and collect samples from the gardens and farmyard to take
home.
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Where The Wild Things Are (starts at our back
gate - Garland Road)
Go on a quest into the world of the Wild Things! Based on
Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, this
cross-curricular session brings to life ideas from the book,
including literature, puppets, ‘wild things’ and even a
‘wild rumpus’ in the woods!
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All schools must book in
advance, please call 020 8319 8900. Whole day
10.00 am-2.30 pm:£130;
Half-day 10.00 am-12.00 pm or12.30 pm-2.30 pm: £100; Animal Tour
(1 Hour): £50 |
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Activities
for Reception Classes at Woodlands Farm Trust |
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Plants
and animals
Learn about farm animals and their babies, get up close to plants in
the garden
and trees in the
wood and investigate minibeasts in a
local habitat. |
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Fresh
Farm Food - available from November 2008!
Meet the farm animals and visit the vegetable patch to
collect
seasonal produce to
cook up into the ultimate fresh farm snack.
Learn about different
types of food and healthy eating.
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Earth Art!
Meet the farm animals,
explore the fields and woods and use your experience as
inspiration for art works based on landscapes and nature.
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Where The Wild Things Are
Go on a quest into the world of the Wild Things! Based on
Maurice
Sendak's classic
children's book, this cross-curricular session brings
to life ideas from the
book, including literature, puppets, 'wild things'
and even a 'wild
rumpus' in the woods!
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We also offer a range of
seasonal activities: Woodlands Farm Autumn, Woodlands Farm Christmas and
Woodlands Farm Easter, please ask for more information. |
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All schools must book in
advance, please call 020 8319 8900. Whole day
10.00 am-2.30 pm:£130;
Half-day 10.00 am-12.00 pm or12.30 pm-2.30 pm: £100; Animal Tour
(1 Hour): £50 |
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| Years 1 & 2 |
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Activities for Years 1 and 2 at Woodlands Farm Trust |
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Amazing
Animals
Learn about farm animals and their babies, search for
mini-beasts in the log pile and pond, or make bird-cake and
attract the local birds.
NC: Sc2-1,2,5; QCA: Science
1A, 2C
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Plant Power
Investigate plants in the garden and how they grow, find
out about trees, plants for food and meet the farm animals
too!
NC: Sc2- 1,2,3,5; ,QCA Science 2B, 2C
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Plants and
animals
Learn about farm
animals and their babies, get up close to plants
in the garden and trees in the
wood and investigate minibeasts in a
local habitat.
NC: Sc2- 1,2,3,5; QCA Science 1A, 2B, 2C
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Fresh Farm Food -
available from November 2008!
Meet the farm animals and visit the vegetable patch to collect
seasonal
produce to cook up
into the ultimate fresh farm snack. Learn about
different types of
food and healthy eating.
NC: Sc2-2, 3; QCA: Science 1A, 2A DT 1C, PSHE: developing a
healthy, safer
lifestyle
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Where The Wild Things Are
Go on a quest into the world of the Wild Things! Based on
Maurice
Sendak's classic
children's book, this cross-curricular session brings to
life ideas from the
book, including literature, puppets, 'wild things'
and even a 'wild
rumpus' in the woods!
Cross-curricular
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Material World
Find out
about materials from the farm including wool, leather and
willow, learn
about natural and man-made materials and investigate
changing
materials by cooking farm produce and making ice-cream.
NC: St1, St3 - 1, D&T; QCA Science 2D
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Map Monkeys
Take part in the
Carrot Challenge where teamwork is key to solving
physical,
skill, mental and mystery activities. Meet the farm animals,
create a
simple map to show where they live and complete a short
orienteering
course around the Farm Yard.
NC: PE
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Earth
Art!
Meet the farm animals,
explore the fields and woods and use your
experience as inspiration
for art works based on landscapes and
nature.
NC:
Art; QCA Art 2B
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Woodland Adventures
Experience the woods
through exploration activities and nature games.
Learn essential survival skills
including building shelters and lost
proofing and meet the animals too!
Cross-curricular
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We also offer a range of
seasonal activities: Woodlands Farm Autumn, Woodlands Farm Christmas and
Woodlands Farm Easter, please ask for more information. |
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All schools must book in
advance, please call 020 8319 8900. Whole day
10.00 am-2.30 pm:£130;
Half-day 10.00 am-12.00 pm or12.30 pm-2.30 pm: £100; Animal Tour
(1 Hour): £50 |
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| Years 3 & 4 |
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Activities for Years 3 and 4 at Woodlands Farm Trust |
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Amazing
Animals
Learn
about farm animals (vertebrates), search for mini-beasts in
the
log pile or pond (invertebrates), and find out all about
the teeth and
bones of people and animals.
NC: Sc2- 1,2,4,5; QCA Science
3A, 4A
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Plant
Power
Investigate plants in the garden, learn about the parts of
plants or
find out about trees and collect seeds, use plants
to make a yummy
snack, and meet the animals too!
NC:
Sc2 1,2, 3; QCA Science 3Bk
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Fresh Farm Food–
available from November 2008!
Meet the farm animals and visit the
vegetable patch to collect
seasonal produce
to cook up into the ultimate fresh farm snack.
Learn about
different types of food and healthy eating.
QCA Science 3A, D&T 3B, PSHE: developing a
healthy, safer lifestyle
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Habitats
Investigate what creatures lurk in the farm pond, go on a
minibeast
hunt and find out about invertebrates, organisms,
food chains and
farm animals.
NC:Sc2-1,4,5; QCA Science 4B
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Material
World
Find out about materials from the farm including wool,
leather and
feathers,
have a go at willow weaving or felt making and investigate
the most effective
material to use for a waterproof coat for Bob the
Pony.
NC: Sc1, Sc3 -1, 3; QCA Science 3C
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Keeping
Warm
Test which materials help keep lambs
warm, make some ice-cream
and find out how best to keep it
cold, meet the farm animals and
find out what their wool and
feathers are used for.
NC: Sc1, Sc3 - 1; QCA Science 4C
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Map Monkeys
Take
part in the Carrot Challenge where teamwork is key to
solving
physical, skill, mental and mystery activities. Meet
the farm animals,
create a simple map to show where they
live and complete a short
orienteering course around the
Farm Yard.
NC: PE; QCA: PE - Outdoor and
adventurous activities- unit1, unit 2
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Earth
Art!
Meet
the farm animals, explore the fields and woods and use your
experience as inspiration for art works based on landscapes
and
nature.
NC: Art
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Woodland
Adventures
Experience the woods through exploration activities and
nature games.
Learn essential survival skills including
building shelters and lost
proofing and meet the animals
too!
Cross-curricular
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We also offer a range of
seasonal activities: Woodlands Farm Autumn, Woodlands Farm Christmas and
Woodlands Farm Easter, please ask for more information. |
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All schools must book in
advance, please call 020 8319 8900. Whole day
10.00 am-2.30 pm:£130;
Half-day 10.00 am-12.00 pm or12.30 pm-2.30 pm: £100; Animal Tour
(1 Hour): £50 |
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| Years 5 & 6 |
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Activities for Years 5 and 6 at Woodlands Farm Trust |
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Fresh Farm Food–
available from November 2008!
Meet the farm animals and visit the
vegetable patch to collect
seasonal produce to cook up into the
ultimate fresh farm snack.
Learn about different types of food
and healthy eating.
NC: Sc2 – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; QCA: Science 5B
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Life Cycles
Meet the farm
animals and compare baby animals with human
babies, learn
about flowering
plants in the gardens and, get involved
with seed
collecting, planting trees or tending
and cooking with
herbs and vegetables fresh from the farm.
NC: Sc2 – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; QCA: Science 5B
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Interdependence and Adaptation
Learn about how our farm animals and their wild cousins are
adapted to their surroundings,
explore two habitats which may
include the pond, log
pile, meadows or
woods to discover the plants
and animals that live there. Find out
about how they are suited to
conditions in their local
environment and their
feeding relationships.
NC:
Sc2 -1, 2, 3, 4, 5; QCA: Science 6A
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Map Monkeys
Take
part in the Carrot Challenge where teamwork is key to
solving
physical, skill, mental and mystery activities. Meet
the farm animals,
create a simple map to show where they
live and complete a short
orienteering course around the
Farm Yard.
NC: PE; QCA: Outdoor and adventurous
activities – Unit 3
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Earth
Art!
Meet the farm animals,
explore the fields and woods and use your
experience as inspiration
for art works based on landscapes and
nature.
NC:
Art; QCA Art 2B
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Woodland
Adventures
Experience the woods through exploration activities and
nature
games. Learn essential survival skills including
building shelters and
lost proofing and meet the animals
too!
Cross-curricular
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We also offer a range of
seasonal activities: Woodlands Farm Autumn, Woodlands Farm Christmas and
Woodlands Farm Easter, please ask for more information. |
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All schools must book in
advance, please call 020 8319 8900. Whole day
10.00 am-2.30 pm:£130;
Half-day 10.00 am-12.00 pm or12.30 pm-2.30 pm: £100; Animal Tour
(1 Hour): £50 |
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Secondary |
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Science |
A visit to Woodlands Farm
could support the following topics in the secondary Science
curriculum:
· Habitats, classification, identification, biodiversity,
eco-systems, adaptation
· Intensive and extensive farming methods
· Water Pollution
· Micro-organisms
· Inheritance and selective breeding
· Animal Ethics
· Nutrition and Healthy Eating
· Organics and chemicals
Learning activities could include:
· Cooking with Farm Produce
· Habitat surveys
· Survey of water quality using indicator species
· Meeting the farm animals with discussion of farm produce and
farming methods.
Many groups also visit for cross-curricular study days where
they use the farm’s orienteering course or take part in
activities to support the Geography curriculum.
Please contact the Woodlands Farm Education Team on 0208 319
8900 to discuss your requirements.
Charges: Full day visit £130, half day visit £100, one
hour workshop or tour £50
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Geography |
A visit to Woodlands Farm could support the following topics in
the secondary Geography curriculum:
· Fieldwork
· Intensive and extensive farming methods
· Habitats, biodiversity, eco-systems
· Local issues
· Local produce and food miles
· Organics and chemicals
Learning activities could include:
· Habitat surveys
· Cooking with farm produce
· Meeting the farm animals with discussion of farm produce and
farming methods.
Many groups also visit for cross-curricular study days where
they use the farm’s orienteering course or take part in
activities to support the Science Curriculum.
Please contact the Woodlands Farm Education Team on 0208 319
8900 to discuss your requirements.
Charges: Full day visit £130, half day visit £100, one
hour workshop or tour £50
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Physical
Education/Orienteering |
Spread over 89 acres of ancient oak
woodland, species rich meadows, hedgerows and pastures,
Woodlands Farm has two orienteering courses and runs a range of
orienteering courses and challenges for secondary pupils.
We can offer one-off workshops or courses running over a number
of weeks and will adapt workshops or courses to follow your
syllabus and the ability of your group. A typical course of
four, one hour workshops would include:
· An Introduction to Orienteering
· Health and Safety on the Farm
· Orienteering terminology and techniques introduced gradually
throughout the course
· Star orienteering on the Farm’s training course
· Short courses across the fields
· A longer course across the fields
· An orienteering challenge through fields and woodland
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We currently offer two orienteering
challenges: · The Radioactive challenge: Pupils take part in a mock
radioactive clean-up operation where they collect personal
protective equipment from the orienteering controls and work as
a team to safely dispose of ‘radioactive debris’ that have been
deposited in the woods. Any ‘contaminated’ students will be
quarantined! |
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| · The Rocket Challenge: Students collect the components they
will need to make their water rockets from the orienteering
controls and use their compass to navigate to the launch pad. |
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Charges: Half day visit: £100; One hour workshop £50; One
hour workshop as part of a course £40;
One hour of self-guided
orienteering £20.All
schools must book in advance, please call 020 8319 8900. |
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