Year 2 Outdoor Learning Curriculum
The Year 2 programme will focus on the wildlife in our natural outdoor spaces. Alongside organised games and free play, children will learn about different species of wildlife and their behaviour through the seasons. They will identify trees and safely use tools to cut their own materials for woodland crafts. They will also be taught the ‘fire triangle’ and learn to make a dragon sneeze!
- Identify most trees and wildlife habiting in our Forest School site.
- Find out about the different kinds of plants & animals in the local environment.
- To describe shapes & differences between leaves.
- To make & use keys for tree identification.
- Introduced to fire starting techniques and the fire triangle.
- Grow the necessary vegetables to create this to create a main meal to eat.