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    • Mother Nature is Speaking – Lesson 1 of 4

    Mother Nature is Speaking - lesson 1 This work is linked to the film 'Mother Nature' made by Conservation International and is the first lesson in a series of lessons that focuses on the issue…
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    Mother Nature is Speaking – Lesson 2 of 4

    Mother Nature is Speaking - lesson 2 This lesson follows on from the introductory lesson exploring what Mother Nature means. It focuses on the "Mother Nature" video from the Nature is speaking film series and…
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    Mother Nature is Speaking – Lesson 3 of 4

    Mother Nature is Speaking - lesson 3 The focus of the third lesson is to understand how the Mother Nature film has been created. Getting started Play the Mother Nature video and ask the children…
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    Mother Nature is Speaking – Lesson 4 of 4

    Mother Nature is Speaking - lesson 4 The fourth lesson is the last lesson linked to the Mother Nature film. It relies on the children having completed their own Nature is Speaking film as per lesson…
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    Weekly Highlight – Dingle’s famous dolphin

    Fungie- Dingle's dolphin This week we were in the area of Killarney in South West Ireland. Killarney has a lovely Caravan Club site located about an hour away from Dingle. Dingle has had a special…
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    Learning about kites

    Kids flying kites in the park or on the beach may have been a common sight in the past but fewer and fewer children seem to own a kite nowadays. Ella got a kite for…
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    Learning around Publishing

    Publishing Opportunities It is amazing what opportunities can appear out of the blue. We attended an evening that celebrated women adventurers earlier this year at SHAFF. The roving questioner there asked the girls to stand…
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    Learning around Travel – part 1

    We have spent over a year travelling around the UK and more recently ventured abroad to explore South Africa and Zimbabwe, tasting travel beyond our doorstep. Travel certainly broadens the mind offering countless learning opportunities;…
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    Learning around Bletchley Park

    Bletchley Park - home of war time code breaking "Aunty Flo is not feeling very well" - every day phrase or secret message? Well, this was the phrase used to communicate between people working at…
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    Learning about Romans

    The Romans is a popular historical topic covered in primary schools which children often enjoy because of the hands-on approach that is taken. Even though this period of history is such a long time ago,…
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    Learning about maritime, history and boat making

    Visit to Falmouth Maritime museum The bow of the Falmouth Maritime museum building juts impressively out over the harbour, water lapping against the walls beneath it. This award-winning museum is a star attraction and a…
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    Learning outdoors – the Garden of Eden

    Outdoor Learning at the garden of Eden Whilst staying in Cornwall, we felt compelled to visit one of the top visitor attractions, an eco park with a strong educational bias: the Eden project. Most people…
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