This unit uses the outdoors and nature as a powerful backdrop to explore friendship, empathy, and what makes each child unique. Through creative, collaborative activities and lasting artwork, children build stronger bonds and a deeper understanding of how to care for one another.
Lesson Plans
Learning about the importance of special people
Celebrate each child’s special person with this outdoor lesson and begin to think about what makes them special and unique using the context of nature.
Learning objective:
To learn about the importance of special people in their lives.
End this outdoor lesson by creating a large, class mural on the playground to remind the children of everything they have learned during the lesson and to support their friendships at break times.
During this lesson you will use nature as the inspiration for sharing how to care for friendships and help them flourish. At the end of the session children will create lasting pieces of artwork around your outdoor space to remind them of how good it feels to make friends.
Learning objective:
To learn how to solve problems that might arise in friendships.
Combining nature with a small world activity your children will experience empathy for others and develop a deep understanding of how to care for their friends.