EYFS Sense-ational trail

Pupils explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst on a sensory trail.

Mansion Gardens

Level

Early Years

Duration

45 minutes

Allocated space

30 pupils
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Pupils follow a sensory trail around the gardens. They learn to describe what they see, hear, smell and feel, and explore natural materials such as seeds, cones and leaves. 
     

Learning Outcomes

We design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the EYFS national curriculum. All our sessions have a cross-curricular approach and are tailored to suit the educational needs of your group.  

This session offers pupils the opportunity to: 

  • Listen to and follow instructions.

  • Walk and cooperate in groups. 

  • Explore and observe the natural surroundings through the senses.

  • Talk about their findings.

  • Enrich and broaden language.

  • Listen for sounds in nature.

  • Explore a wide range of natural material.

Curriculum Links 

All areas of the EYFS curriculum are supported in a cross curricular form. 

Prime areas of learning

  • Communication and language.

  • Physical development.

  • Personal, social and emotional development.

 Specific areas of learning

  • Make observations about plants and explain why some things occur.

  • Understand about similarities and differences in relation to plants.

  • Talk about features of the environment.

  • Understanding the world.

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