Activities for Key stage 2

Photo of accommodations Below are some ideas that you can use or adapt for your own students. Please contact us if you have any questions about these activities. Please look at the equipment and resource page (link) to see what we can offer at Bawdsey and for links to some great websites for downloading additional activity ideas and identification sheets.

Butterfly and moth survey

(Butterflies and Moths - PDF)

We have a moth trap that can be booked in advance or you can make your own. We have 3 butterfly nets available and magnifying boxes to look at your specimens before release. Warm still weather is required for this activity.

Survey bees and butterflies. Where in Bawdsey will you find the most species? See the Pdf document for background information and data collection sheets. (Bee and butterfly survey sheet - PDF)

Bug hunts

Look in different habitats at Bawdsey for mini-beasts (Bug hunt - PDF)
Set traps the night before to see what mini-beasts you will find in different habitats (Bug traps - PDF)
The importance of invertebrates

Ladybird survey (Not suitable in the winter)

Survey the ladybirds at Bawdsey. Look for the non-native Harlequin species that are competing with our native ladybirds (Ladybird survey - PDF)
Identification sheet (Ladybird identification - PDF)

Looking at animals and plants

A great activity for exploring the site. Students can choose animals and plants to examine more closely (Looking at animals and plants - PDF)
Walk around the site to look at the animals. Get students to choose an animal found at Bawdsey and to fill out a fact file. This document includes a student sheet and teachers notes (Animal walk - PDF)

Trees

Here is a list of activity ideas for students to do in woodland (Discovering habitats, trees - PDF)
Trees and plants can still be investigated in winter, here is a lesson plan for students to think about and investigate what happens to trees and animals in winter (Winter observations: trees and animal life - PDF)

Seeds

Bawdsey has a vegetable garden that is managed organically and provides lots of opportunity to investigate plants, seed dispersal and life cycles.

Students can investigate the plants grown in the garden and the place they have in food chains (Edible plants and food chains - PDF)
The life cycle of seeds: Students can collect and plant their own seeds. This is a great Autumn activity that can be conducted around the site and in the garden (Life cycle, seeds - PDF).

Foodwebs

There is wide diversity of plants and wildlife at Bawdsey. This activity idea will get students to think about how all living things are connected (Design a food web - PDF). This is a good indoor activity if the weather is not co-operating.

Extra-curriculum

Helping in the organic garden: This can be arranged in advance, students can help with planting, weeding and picking fruit and vegetables from our working garden that provides food for our kitchen.
Scavenger hunts (Beach scavenger hunt - PDF)
Crabbing: there are plenty of crabs to catch off the quay at Bawdsey. Crabbing kits can be provided at extra cost.
Sports: We have a large sports field, basketball court and inside sports hall for your use if you book ahead.

Activities at extra cost

Sailing and canoeing lessons on the river Deben
Power boating on the river Deben