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How to explore the woods and forests with children in a safe way and provide them with fun and educational experience. Links to your National Curricula and tips on home schooling for parents and teachers.
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TRAVEL & LEARN with Kids’n’Go
In the WoodsPublished by Kids’n’Go Editions © 2013www.kidsngo.org
Woods are places full of hidden treasures, shimmering springs, smells of pine trees and firs – a multisensory feast for your children!
ScienceBiology
Geography
EcologyTechnology
Cultural exchange
Multisensory ExperiencePhysical Development
Health & Safetywww.kidsngo.org
The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
ScienceExamples:
• woods and forests as habitats
• woodland structure: plant layers
• mushrooms and their nutritious & culinary values (humans vs. animals)
• woods and naturally occurring oxygen production
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The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
Physical Development
Examples:
• gross and fine motor skills:
- exploring dens, burrows, caves, pathways- climbing- stepping stones- picking sticks, pebbles, twigs, pine cones- jumping on/off/over- hopping - balancing - hanging www.kidsngo.org
The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
Multisensory ExperienceExamples:
• touching, tasting (if safe), smelling, feeling temperature, sizes, shapes, weight, textures, colours, patterns:
- nuts, berries, mushrooms - pebbles, twigs, sticks, feathers, cones, pine needles, wood, tree sap- springs, mud, water, moss- animals, insects- light, darkness, shadow
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The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
EcologyExamples:• woods as a habitat and how to protect it
• deforestation and its consequences
• acid rains and pollution
• appropriate behaviour when in the woods
• endemic and endangered species
• dams and their influence on the environment
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The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
Technology
Examples:
• dams, water pumps and power stations
• sawmills and timber production
• timber as a building material
• use of tree sap
• essential oils production
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The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
Health & SafetyExamples:
• provide sufficient supervision to reduce risk related to:
- water, lakes, springs, dams, pools- falling rocks, slippery slopes and rocks, mossy rocks- wild animals, insects, spiders, ticks and their habitats- poisonous fruit, berries, nuts, mushrooms- slips, trips, falls, holes, caves
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The Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
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