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Garden Watch

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Animals, Biodiversity & Habitats, Plants

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Outdoor Learning, Practical Science

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3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-12

Garden Watch encourages children to identify wildlife in their communities, understand why its there and get hands-on to nurture it!

All of the resources you need are free to download and include:

  1. Introductory school assembly/class presentation (MS Powerpoint)
  2. Explanatory letters for parents/carers (MS Word)
  3. Promotional flyers (MS Powerpoint)
  4. Printable children’s survey and Garden Watch Activity Book (MS Word & PDF format)
  5. Teacher’s Data Grab framework (MS Excel)

‘The best thing is to encourage children to really look at what is living on their doorsteps… literally! Involving families in exploring the wonders of nature can be very powerful, and dovetails into the Science curriculum beautifully.’

Garden Watch has been developed by Primary Science Teaching Trust College Fellow, Mr Toby Tyler. He shares his passion to engage children with observing the wildlife in their gardens, school grounds and local areas with you through this resource.

Garden Watch resources

About The Project

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Activity Book & Support Documents

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Garden Watch Support Documents

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Garden Watch Assembly Intro

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Garden Watch Promo Flyers

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Garden Watch Data Grab

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Garden Watch Letter 2

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Garden Watch Letter 1

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Garden Watch activity book

Garden Watch Activity Book

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Garden Watch Activity Book: Amendable Pages 4&5

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Garden Watch Activity Book: Amendable Pages 3&6

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Garden Watch Activity Book: Amendable Pages 2&7

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Garden Watch Activity Book: Amendable Pages 1&8

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Garden Watch Activity Book (low res)

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Garden Watch Activity Book (hi res)

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Safety Notice & Disclaimer

The PSTT advises teachers to refer to either the CLEAPSS website or SSERC website for up to date health and safety information when planning practical activities for children.

The PSTT is not liable for the actions or activities of any reader or anyone else who uses the information in these resource pages or the associated classroom materials. The PSTT assumes no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information contained in these resources. The PSTT recommends that a full risk assessment is carried out before undertaking in the classroom any of the practical investigations contained in the resources.

All materials are ©Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) and are freely available to download and share for educational purposes. Whilst educators are free to adapt the resources to suit their own needs, acknowledgement of copyright on all original materials must be included. Rights to images included in the resource have been purchased for PSTT use only – as such, these images may only be used as part of this resource and may not copied into or used in other materials.