School Visits to Rudyard
Tanglewood offers half day and full day programmes for the EYFS and Key Stage 1 at Rudyard Lake in partnership with the Canal and River Trust. Each session is linked to the National Curriculum and will offer a number of hands-on activities.
Tangle up! If you see 2 separate activities you like the look of, let us know and we can create a day that suits your requirements - feel free to get tangled!
Teddy Bears Picnic EYFS
Venture through our magical woodland looking for the Tanglewood Teddies! A beautiful half day of storytelling and fun activities based on how woodland animals survive.
Key concepts: Imagination, speaking and listening, creativity, social skills and understanding of the natural world
Enchanted Forest EYFS/KS1
Our most popular programme. Did you know Tanglewood has magical fairies and dragons? Come and search our woodland for a very cheeky dragon called Norris, build fairy houses and meet the Bogats! For a full day enjoy stories, songs and toasting marshmallows around a campfire. A perfect day to watch those little imaginations grow.
Key concepts: Imagination, speaking/listening, creativity, social skills and understanding of the natural world.
Nature Detectives EYFS/KS1
After a short presentation on wildlife and trees, go on a woodland adventure using all your senses. A great programme for introducing the children to new surroundings. We will hunt for minibeasts, create animal homes and play games.
Key concepts: Habitats, identification, camouflage, adaptations, trees, plants and animals, senses
Hello to Habitats! KS1
After a woodland habitat presentation, venture through our woods identifying trees, plants and animal signs. The children will discover habitats, learn about food chains and germination and enjoy the art of minibeast hunting. After lunch we continue to delve in to the world of habitats with some fun seasonal activities. Pond dipping available at certain sites, please enquire.
Key concepts: Habitats, germination, trees, identification, care of the environment, food chains, hibernation
Natures Palette EYFS/KS1
This programme is all about art — outside art! We venture in to the woods, get inspired and create some amazing natural masterpieces for your school. You will be amazed at how imaginative the children become and what we achieve individually and as a group.
Key concepts: Imagination, art and design, speaking and listening, creativity, social skills and understanding of the natural world