Eglinton Country Park
Environmental Education Pack
Year Group : First Level
Lesson Theme : Immediate Environment
Time :
Curriculum for Excellence : Science / Planet Earth / Biodiversity
Main Curriculum Experiences and Outcomes:
• I can distinguish between living and non-living things. I can sort living things into groups and
explain my decisions. SCN 1-01a
• I have explored my senses and can discuss their reliability and limitations in responding to the
environment SCN 1-12a
• Throughout all my learning, I take appropriate action to ensure conservation of materials and
resources, considering the impact of my actions on the environment. TCH 1-12a
Lesson Overview:
By encouraging exploration using various games
and challenges the learners will gain an
appreciation and understanding of their
immediate environment. Whilst exploring the
learner will have opportunity to identify some of
the common plants, trees and animals found in
that particular environment. Various fun games
and activities will help to reinforce the topic. The
journey sticks will encourage the learners to take
a closer look at their immediate environment,
providing a memory and story of the day’s
activities. Nature’s palette will give an insight to
the diversity of colours and textures which are
found in the natural world.
Suggested Learning Activities: Ranger Led Walk
Exploration – of the woodland / grassland /
wetland to experience what makes it special.
This then lends itself nicely to investigating the
specific plants, birds and minibeasts that live
there.
Habitat Jigsaw – a larger scale scene where we
have to identify which creature lives where.
Journey stick – Whilst exploring the learner
collects items to remind them of their journey,
telling a story of the day’s events.
Natures Palette – in each different environment
we experience things differently.
Natural Art – using the natural material we find in
any particular environment, we can create a work
of art to express ourselves and how we feel.
Achieving the Four Capacities
Successful Learners
Confident Individuals
Use literacy, communication and numeracy skills. Relate to others and manage themselves
Think creatively and independently
Pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
Learn independently and as part of a group
Be self-aware
Make reasoned evaluations
Develop and communicate their own beliefs and
Link and apply different kinds of learning in new
view of the world
situations
Live as independently as they can
Assess risk and take informed decisions
Achieve success in different areas of activity
Responsible Citizens
Effective Contributors
Develop knowledge and understanding of the
Communicate in different ways and in different
world and Scotland’s place in it.
settings.
Make informed choices and decisions
Work in partnerships and in teams.
Evaluate environmental, scientific and
Take the initiative and lead.
technological issues
Apply critical thinking in new context.
Develop informed, ethical views of complex
Create and develop.
issues.
Solve problems.
Eglinton Country Park – Irvine – KA12 8TA – Tel. 01294 551 776 - www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/EglintonPark
Eglinton Country Park
Environmental Education Pack
Cross-Curriculum Links – First level. Theme – Immediate Environment
Sciences:
SCN 1-01a
SCN 1-02a
SCN 1-12a
SCN 1-15a
Literacy and English:
LIT 1-02a
ENG 1-03a
LIT 1-04a
LIT 1-07a
LIT 1-09a
LIT 1-10a
LIT 1-14a
Social Studies:
SOC 1-07a
SOC 1-08a
SOC 1-13b
SOC 1-17a
SOC 1-18a
Technologies:
TCH 1-02a
TCH 1-11a
TCH 1-14a
TCH 1-15a
Lesson Theme:
IMMEDIATE
ENVIRONMENT
Expressive arts:
EXA 1-01a
EXA 1-03a
EXA 1-05a
Religious and Moral:
RME 1-07a
RME 1-08a
RME 1-09a
RME 1-09b
Health and Wellbeing:
HWB 1-01a – HWB 105a
HWB 1-08a
HWB 1-09a – HWB 114a
HWB 1-15a – HWB 118a
HWB 1-19a
HWB 1-21a
HBW 1-22a
HWB 1-23a
HWB 1-24a
HWB 1-27a
HWB 1-28a
HWB 1-45a
HWB 1-45b
Numeracy and
mathematics:
MNU 1-02a
MNU 1-03a
Eglinton Country Park – Irvine – KA12 8TA – Tel. 01294 551 776 - www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/EglintonPark