Autumn Nature Club

Take your after-school club outdoors to explore the magic of autumn through creative, hands-on activities such as lantern-making, leaf art, and berry painting. Children will deepen their understanding of seasonal changes, wildlife behavior, and tree life cycles, while experiencing awe, wonder, and the joy of active learning in nature.

Lesson Plans

Identifying seasonal berries

In this outdoor session, children will learn to identify autumn berries and begin to understand the risks and riches of foraging. They will be creative by designing artwork based on berry paint!

Session aim:

To have identified seasonal berries.

Exploring how trees and leaves change in autumn

Develop children’s understanding of the changes that occur for trees in autumn in this outdoor session. Deepen their knowledge of the reproductive cycles of trees, and enjoy an identification walk together to see what tree nuts and seeds you can find.

Session aim:

To have explored how trees and leaves change in autumn.

Learning about the migration of birds

The main activity of this outdoor session gives your children the opportunity to take part in a migration game to widen their knowledge of bird migration and deepen their understanding. This is an active session that will encourage your children to delve into the fascinating world of birds!

Session aim:

To learn about the migration of birds in autumn.

Creating leaf-themed pieces of art

Explore the colour and movement of autumn leaves in this active outdoor session. Develop children’s sense of awe and wonder through group experiences, and deepen their understanding of how the natural world changes in response to changes in the weather through the creation of leaf art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.

Session aim:

To create leaf-themed pieces of land art and movement art.

Exploring the changing daylight hours during autumn

The main activity of this outdoor lesson encourages your children to get creative as they start to celebrate the autumn season by making autumnal lanterns. They will understand more about how daylight hours affect foraging of mammals too.

Session aim:

To explore the changing daylight hours during autumn.

Celebrating what we’ve learned about autumn

In this magical outdoor session children will prepare for and carry out a celebration of autumn. Wearing crowns of leaves and surrounded by seasonal lanterns, children will reflect and share to bring a close to the autumn nature club.

Session aim:

To celebrate what we have learned about autumn.

Before you get started

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