Bear Hunt
Go on an exciting outdoor adventure through the forest following the bear’s footprints, splish splashing in the stream and squelch squerching in the mud. Find the Bear and make your own cave using natural materials.
After lunch, back at the Centre, meet and handle our animals including giant African snails, stick insects, hissing cockroaches, giant millipedes, corn snake and fire salamanders.
Specific learning objectives
Nature Explorers
Your day will start with an adventure in Epping Forest, climbing over logs and paddling in a stream. Activities in the forest may include looking for small animals under the leaves or making rainbow palettes from natural materials.
After lunch, back at the Centre, meet and handle the classroom animals including giant African snails, stick insects, giant millipedes and fire salamanders.
Specific learning objectives
Early Learning Goal links
Communication and language
Children have opportunities to experience a rich language environment to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves and to speak and listen in a range of situations.
Physical development
Provide opportunities for young children to be active and interactive and to develop their coordination, control, and movement.
Personal, social and emotional development
Help children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others to form positive relationships and develop respect for others. To develop social skills, learn how to manage their feelings, understand appropriate behaviour in groups and to have confidence in their own abilities.
Understanding the world
Guiding children to make sense of their physical world through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about places and the environment.
Expressive arts and design
Enable children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts and ideas.