Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum
Programmes at the Botanic Garden are all suitable for one / two classes. Programmes with + are available for three classes
*Starred programmes below are at the Attenborough Arboretum and suitable for one class.
All programmes are tailored to the year group
EYFS
| Bear Hunt* | Tell the story and go to the places English and art activities |
| Elmer | Using the story 'Elmer and the Lost Teddy' by David McKee English, art and science |
| Forest School Taster* | Choose from a selection of activities |
| Seasons* | Autumn or Spring, art, science, dance |
| Whole World Cake | Find the ingredients to make cake |
| Woodland Adventures* | Smartest Giant, minibeasts |
Yr1/2
| Elmer (yr1) | Using the Story 'Elmer and the Lost Teddy' by David McKee. English, art and science |
| Forest School Taster* | Choose from a selection of activities |
| Habitats (yr2) | Rainforest, desert, woodland, pond and minibeast hunting |
| Plants Wow! | Planting, rainforest, desert, woodland, name of parts of a plant, herbs |
| Sculpture + | See permanent collection consider material, make a natural sculpture and a clay sculpture |
| Understanding the Outside | Pond dipping, minibeast hunting, leaf/bark rubbing, herbs, exploring |
| Whole World Cake + | Find ingredients to make a cake. Learn about the places and people who get food to us |
| Woodland Adventures* | Choose from: Trees, minibeasts, Green man, Orienteering, Parts of Plants |
Year 3/4
| Dragon Stories | English, Maths and Science |
| Forest School Tasters* | A selection of activities |
| Global Fruit + (yr4) | Mapping, make a fruit kebab, global citizenship activities |
| Habitats | Compare: rainforest, desert, woodland, warm temperate, alpine, pond dipping, minibeast hunting |
| Islamic Art (yr4) | Look at Arabesque art. Find and sketch plants, create stencils and form own piece of art |
| Life Cycles (yr4) | Choose from: pond dipping, minibeasts, squirrel simulation, seed dispersal + tree ID , clay seeds, helicopter seeds |
| Maths | Hands-on activities - number, measure, data handling |
| Plants Wow! (yr3) | Planting, desert, rainforest, parts of a plant, woodland, herbs |
| Rainforest + | How rainforest, desert and temperate plants are useful to people, mini- shelter building, Rousseau art or Latin America items |
| Sculpture+ | See permanent collection consider material and setting. Create a clay sculpture and a sculpture from found natural materials |
| Understanding the Outside | Pond dipping, minibeast hunting, herbs, tree identification, exploring |
| World Cake+ | Find ingredients to make a cake. Learn about the places and the people who get food to us |
| Woodland Adventures* | Choose from: Trees, Minibeasts, Green man, Parts of plants, Seed dispersal (yr4) |
Yr5/6
| Forest School Tasters* | Choose from a selection of activities |
| Global Fruit | Mapping, make a fruit kebab, global citizenship activities |
| Habitats | Compare: Rainforest, desert, warm temperate, alpine, UK woodland. Pond dipping and minibeast hunting |
| Islamic Art | Look at arabesque art, find and sketch plants. Create stencils and form own piece of art |
| Life Cycles | Choose from: classification, seed dispersal and tree identification, pond dipping, minibeast hunting, clay seeds, helicopter seeds |
| Maths | Hands-on investigations - number, measure, data handling |
| Rainforest | How rainforest, temperate and desert plants are useful to people. Make a mini-shelter. Rousseau art or Latin American items |
| Sculpture | See permanent sculptures, material setting, form. Make own clay sculpture. Create a natural sculpture from found materials |