Looking After Local Wildlife
Our school garden and local parks are home to amazing plants and animals. Let's learn how to be gentle observers and protectors of our local wildlife.
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Our school garden and local parks are home to amazing plants and animals. Let's learn how to be gentle observers and protectors of our local wildlife.
Key Questions
- Identify a bird, an insect, and a plant in our school garden.
- Explain why it is important not to disturb a bird's nest or a spider's web.
- Compare how a bee helps a flower with how we can help the bees.
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