Year 3 Entry Point - Exploring the Tropical Spice Garden
To introduce and provoke thinking about our new IPC topic ‘Explorers and Adventurers’, Year 3 visited the Tropical Spice Garden last week. They explored the gardens while completing a scavenger hunt. They stopped at points to complete mini lessons about reflexology, the spice trade route and sketching plants. Before lunch, the children relaxed and enjoyed a mindfulness and jungle yoga session.
All the children demonstrated curiosity and adaptability by giving every activity a go, even dipping their feet in the fish spa! They did find carrying their bags challenging, but enjoyed the reward of their packed lunch.
The success of the day was only possible because of the help from our wonderful parent volunteers. They did an amazing job of making this ‘Explorers and Adventurers’ Entry Point memorable.