Additional Autumn Courses for Reception
and Key Stage 1
Autumn is a fantastic time to get out of the classroom, wade through the gorgeous colours of fallen leaves and discover how wildlife gets ready for winter. We've designed some new courses especially for Autumn at the Folly Farm Centre available right up until winter officially starts on the 21st December.
Autumn
Antics - Years 2 & 3
How do Folly’s woodland mammals and birds prepare for the winter
time? Perhaps they need to find a warm and dry place to hibernate during
the winter months, or they might collect and store nuts and acorns to eat when
food is scarce.
Follow
a trail into the woods to discover what can affect jays, squirrels and
hedgehogs as they try to survive through the winter. Help them by doing
some searching and collecting yourself. Once in the woods have a go at
hiding nuts, just like the jay who can store up to 3000 acorns, and test your
memory to see if you can find them all again at the end of the day. Find
natural sources of warmth to ensure your own small mammal survives a cold
winter's night. Will it still be alive when you come back to check it in
‘the morning’? In the afternoon get creative and have a go at finding the
full array of colours amongst Folly Wood’s fallen leaves to create an autumn
rainbow collage to take back to school.
Autumn Teddy Bears - Reception / Year 1
A programme following the main theme of the
Teddy Bears’ Picnic but with additional activities which focus on how British
animals prepare for and survive through the winter months.
During the morning discover the secret of
SWAF through a story and some energetic games, then hide and store some acorns
to eat during the harsh winter months when there is little food around.
At lunchtime set off on a trail to find the missing teddies and have a picnic
in the woodland shelter or back at the centre. Afterwards choose a cosy
safe place to keep a furry mammal warm through the cold winter and settle it
down for hibernation. After a game come back to see whose mammal has
stayed the warmest. Finally have a hunt for the acorns that were hidden
away earlier.
If you would like any information about our courses please email schools@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk or call us on 0117 9177270 and make the most of learning outside the classroom this Autumn.
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