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Resources
A card for each child, with a strip of double-sided sticky tape on it.
Where
Skinny Woods, Hunters Hall Park,
Tall Trees, all hedgerows
mentioned,
Hawkhill Wood, Innocent Walkway,
Craigmillar Castle Park
Why
We often miss colours that occur naturally, by generalising what we
see . For example, we often describe leaves as ‘green’ without
taking into account that different leaves have different shades of
green—and some leaves aren’t actually green at all! This activity
helps us to appreciate the many colours and tones of colour that exist
in our natural world.
How
On a walk outside, stop and ask the children how many colours they
can see about them. Tell them you want them to collect as many colours
as possible, on their special colour-catching cards and challenge them
to find over 200 as a group. Show them how to peel off the backing from
the sticky tape, and gather these plastic pieces up. Then demonstrate
how to collect as many colours as possible on one card by picking very
small pieces of natural things and sticking them onto the card.
Encourage children to pick only small pieces, not whole flowers, etc. so
as not to damage the wildlife around.
Each finished picture will be unique and can be
shared in an exhibition, by laying all the cards on the ground. Later,
they could be taken back inside and mounted on the wall together for
everyone to admire. |
