Seasons – Foundation Stage

A day’s programme does not necessarily include all the listed activities and can be adapted to suit individual needs and requirements. Normally we fit in 3 - 5 activities during your visit.

Activities	Learning objective: the children should learn...
Season hoops	that plants change throughout the seasons.
Leaf sort	to appreciate the variety of different colours of leaves as they change in the autumn.
Bird’s breakfast	to identify a variety of fruits and seeds suitable for a birds’ breakfast.
Bud hunt	to make careful observations about the changes occurring to plants in the spring.
Curtains up	to produce a class hanging structure created from natural objects.
Colour palettes	to look carefully at the colours found on the parts of a variety of plants.
Colour strips	about the range of different coloured and textured materials found in the Gardens by creating an individual coloured strip.
Estate Agents	to consider the needs and requirements of animals when creating a home for them.
Leaf match	to observe carefully the wide range of leaves in the Gardens (shape, colour and texture).
Scavenger hunt	that there are seasonal changes by collecting a variety of objects.