Gardening and Wildlife
My name is Sarah and I am a children's author. Today we are going to be finding out about the wildlife all around us. Come and join me for a day filled with fun!
Read a poem - 'The Wise Old Owl' by Sarah Griffiths
We are going to read a poem about a very wise owl that comes to a robin’s rescue.
This is one of many of Sarah’s poems for children, sharing the beauty and wisdom of the natural world around us.
Support your child to talk about the wildlife around them. Can you go for a walk or look out of your window? What wildlife can you see? Ask your child what is their favourite wild animal or mini beast? Can you write a short rhyme together?
This activity supports children’s language and sound recognition. Rhyme is a fantastic way for children to remember stories and poems with the lovely rhythm of the verses. It helps children to recognise the ending of words with the same sound.
Wildlife Hunt
Sarah and Eva go on a hunt in the garden for all the wildlife they can see.
This is one of many of Sarah’s poems for children, sharing the beauty and wisdom of the natural world around us.
Support your child to talk about the wildlife around them. Can you go for a walk or look out of your window? What wildlife can you see? Ask your child what is their favourite wild animal or mini beast? Can you write a short rhyme together?
This activity supports children’s language and sound recognition. Rhyme is a fantastic way for children to remember stories and poems with the lovely rhythm of the verses. It helps children to recognise the ending of words with the same sound.
Sound and action song - Wildlife all around me
Sarah shares an action song you can join in with your grown up all about the wildlife all around us.
Grown Ups:
With your child can you think of all the mini beasts and wildlife. Together make up your own song using sounds and actions.
This supports children’s language, communication and development of vocabulary.
Paint or colour your own minibeasts
Collect large round stones to paint your favourite mini beasts.
Grown Ups:
With your child look in your garden or local area to find some smooth round stones. Look at the patterns on different minibeasts to make your own. Use paint, colouring pens and pencils to decorate your stone. Can you talk about the patterns on your minibeasts together? What do you like about them?
This supports children’s creativity and understanding of the world around them.
The Leapfrog by Hans Christian Andersen
Lloyd ends our day with a story.