Lesson plans for children by children from Rodmell School

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• Lesson plans for children by children from
  Rodmell School

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Activities and resources

• 1. Learning objectives
• 2. History of the Heart of Reeds
• 3. Spot the difference activity, treasure hunt
  and recording sheet
• 4. Predict and draw what you think you will find
  at the Heart of Reeds
• 5. Cartoons and movie about pond dipping
• 6. Snakes and ladders pond dipping safety game
• 7. Useful resources for the trip
• 8. Black and white pond dipping safety cartoons
• 9. Observation sheet for details about the site
• 10. Recording sheet for pond life

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WALT We are learning to.
WILF What Im looking for.
TIBS This is because
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WALT We are learning to..

• Find out about the history of the Heart of Reeds.
• Make comparisons of how the land and site have
  changed through time
• Follow useful tips on how to pond dip.

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WILF What Im looking for

• How you look for clues and explain your ideas.
• How you use the information in preparation for
  the class trip.

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TIBS This is because

• We will shortly be visiting the site and this
  information will help us to understand what we
  will be doing and specifically looking for.

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A short history of the Heart of Reeds
(Resource 1)

• John Parry is a founder of the Lewes Railway Land
  Wildlife Trust. The aim was to protect the
  railway land which was declared a Local Nature
  Reserve in 1995. It used to be a railway
  junction and has a signal box taken from Uckfield
  in 1990. It was refurbished and finished in
  1997. The signal box is like a mini classroom
  and you can look out of the window to see the
  birds.
• The Junior Management Board (JMB) was started in
  1996 with 10 members between 7 and 15 years old,
  from local schools. The JMB was set up to
  involve children in running the railway land
  site.
• The creation of the reed bed in 2005 was designed
  by a Lewes artist, Chris Drury. Called Heart of
  Reeds , this project was inspired by the cardiac
  twist found in the human heart. Find out more
  at the website below.
• /http//www.heartofreeds.org.uk

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Spot the difference(Resource 2)

• Use the recording sheet to draw or write as many
  differences as you can find between the pictures.
  
• (Resource sheet 3).
• Spot the difference.ppt

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Predict and draw

• Predict and draw what you think you will find
  when you pond dip at the Heart of Reeds.
• We did this using a mind map of ideas. Have a
  look at our example. (Resource sheet 4).

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Pond dipping cartoons and movie(Resource sheet 5)

• Before you visit the site have a look at our pond
  dipping cartoons and play our movie clip about
  the site and how to pond dip.
• Rodmell School Pond dipping.avi

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Pond dipping Snakes and Ladders (Resource sheet
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• Play our snakes and ladders game to see the
  things that you should and shouldnt do when you
  are pond dipping.
• You will need a dice and counters.

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Useful resources

• We have made a list of useful resources that we
  think you might need for your visit. (Resource
  sheet 7)

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Cartoons (Resource sheet 9)

• Print these cartoons out and take them with you
  on your trip. Look at the cartoons carefully and
  discuss what you think is happening in each of
  the pictures. This will help you to think about
  the wildlife and pond dip safely.

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Recording and observation sheets(Resource sheets
10 11)

• We used an observation sheet to record important
  information about the site.
• Resource sheet 10.doc
• We made sketches and recorded important
  information that we found about pond life.
• Resource sheet 11.doc