Either
Do one clause from each season.
Or
All the clauses from one season.
Spring
**With an adult you know, make a nest box or bird feeder. With permission, hang it in a suitable place.
**Tell your Six about a folk custom or religious festival that takes place during the spring. Either act it out with your Six or make some costumes for it.
**Keep a record for at least two weeks of when and where you see the following:
– spring flowers
– leaves appearing on trees
– baby animals.
**Make a gauge to measure rainfall. Use it for at least two weeks and keep a daily record. Discuss the changes.
Summer
**Make a bird-bath and fill it each day with water. Keep a record for two weeks of the birds that use it. Make a note of any other creatures that visit it.
**Find out about sports and activities that take place in your local area during the summer. If possible, join in with one.
**Plan your ideal holiday. Make a scrapbook with pictures and information about your dream destination that you can share with your Six.
**Watch butterflies, bees and other insects on a flowering plant or bush. Know what they are doing and why. Taste three different types of honey and decide which is your favourite.
Autumn
**Know which fruits and vegetables are available in the autumn. Make something to eat using one of them, like blackberry pie or toffee apples, to share with your Six.
**Make a scrapbook or poster about animals that hibernate in this country and around the world. You can use photos and drawings as well as information.
**With an adult you know, spend time looking at the stars and point out at least two constellations.
**Either
Use fallen natural objects, like conkers, acorns or leaves, to make a collage or decoration.
Or
Make a picture from bark or stone rubbing.
Winter
**Make bird pudding and leave it out somewhere safe for birds to eat. Keep a record for at least two weeks of all the birds that eat the food.
**Know why it is important to be seen clearly when outdoors in the dark. Make reflective strips and attach them to your coat and bag.
**Tell your Six about winter festivals from two different faiths or cultures. Either help celebrate one of them, or do an activity linked with it.
**Grow a bulb, such as a hyacinth, in a clear container or water so you can see its roots grow.
Need some help?
BBC Science & Nature, The Seasons
Make a bird feeder
UK Butterflies
Make a Rain Gauge
BBC Final Frontier Star Gazing |
