HEN Ireland

Home educating resources for HEN Ireland group. Spring 2020.

UPDATE 8th June 2020 – Live FB broadcasts will happen once a week on Mondays at midday. Keep an eye on Instagram too.

As of the last week of March 2020, I am broadcasting live on The Smart Happy Project FB page with activities at midday on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You can access all previous videos on the Crisis Crafts page

Finding shapes in nature.

• How to find triangles in nature
• Using acetate viewing windows to look at shapes in nature
• download sheet to trace shapes for viewing windows and number archetypes
• Geometry in a beechnut
• Dodecahedron in nature
• Autumn’s shapes in leaves and seeds
• Galls – shape shifters
• Exploring the symmetry of leaves video and the sheet of square paper if needed

For resources tailored to the age range and ability of your children join the mailing list and specify your preferred choice of resources.

Scavenger Hunts

• Scavenger hunt with a difference
• A page of hunt sheets to download : Colour wheel hunt, reflective symmetry in nature, seashore and hedgerow

Crafts using natural elements

• clay tiles with natural elements
• sun printing

Nature Journalling

• Natural collections as a type of journalling
• Art and nature journalling with a difference
• The 365 Nature Journal – the Smart Happy Project’s calendar of nature activities and sensory prompts for everyday

For resources tailored to the age range and ability of your children join the mailing list and specify your preferred choice of resources.

Seasonal nature studies

• Mini bird study of the Robin
• Journalling the phases of the moon
• How to recreate the phases of the moon , and video of this here
• Understanding the tides
• How do birds fly? the biomechanics of bird flight
• the Wonder journal – sticky buds
• the Wonder journal – stargazing