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Session 6 – Junior Infants – gorse flowers and seed pods

Gorse Mother – From The Suns babies by Edith Howes. The Gorse-Mother lived hidden away in the middle of a big gorse bush on a hill. She was an extremely busy person, for, like the old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so …
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June 7, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Session 5 – Junior Infants – flowers and their leaves

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Session 5 – 1st class – cleavers and leaf and flower matching

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May 17, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Session 4 – Junior Infants – Fairy tree

We are noticing so much happening in nature. Today we got to know the fairy tree and drank her tea and asked the fairies to grant us wishes. We all have wishes. Wishes are lovely; they sometimes help us know what we love. Some wishes …
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May 17, 2023Outdoor Learningby

Session 4 – Hawthorn & hapazome – 1st class

This week we got to know the Hawthorn or fairy tree or White thorn bush. We made tea and listened to a story about how the fairies look after the hawthorn tree. We got to meet lots of other plants too that helped us make …
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May 17, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Session 3 – Junior Infants – bluebells

The grandmother tree introduced us to one of her flower friends today – the bluebell. On our way up to base camp we met some bluebells and were very careful not to tread on their leaves or pick their flowers. Some of us heard the …
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May 17, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Session 3 – 1st class – bluebells

Do you remember this childhood circle song? The children in both groups loved it! In and out the dusky bluebells, In and out the dusky bluebells, In and out the dusky bluebells, Who shall be my partner? Tappity tappity on your shoulder, Tappity, tappity on your …
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Session 2 Junior Infants by Amy (6th class assistant)

On the way up to our base camp the junior infants went looking for daisies. The daisies would later be made into daisy tea. We also looked out for gifts for the grandmother tree. Some of the juniors found flowers and leaves or something they …
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May 4, 2023Outdoor Learning, , by

Session 1 – Junior Infants by Krish (6th class assistant)

When everyone arrived, they began collecting dandelions for the dandelion tea that they would be having later. After we had enough dandelions everybody told us their animal names and then we started a game of fox and rabbit. Once the game was over we started …
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May 3, 2023Outdoor Learningby

1st class

1st class are noticing so much in the woods; building connections through taste and smell and sight and sound and touch and feel and story and games and movements and play. We are grateful for: We would love to have dry feet!
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