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Invite children to explore and investigate Mat session: Invite children to make their own soil by
different types of soil using their senses. Empty out a pot plant selecting and mixing different soils and soil
Looking, feeling and smelling the different Discuss what the plant is growing in components together with using either their
types of soils. Invite children to investigate the soil, use hands or tools provided.
Resources: key questions to promote discussion Resources:
Variety of types of soil Introduction: Variety of types of soil and soil
Magnifying glasses Explain objectives components (e.g. white sand, dirt, wood
Sensory tray Explain activities chips, small pebbles)
Key questions: Key questions: Mixing bowls
What can you find in the soil? What does the plant grow in? Empty pots
What does it look like? What does the soil feel like? Gardening gloves (optional for children)
What does it smell like? How does the soil smell? Spoons, scoops, tongs
What does it feel like? What does the soil look like?
Children’s use of descriptive language should be recorded through anecdotal notes (particular children who have been struggling may require the use of
running records to assess the full extent of their language ability).