Wild and Green Workbook

Wild and Green — Home Education Workbook NEST Pembrokeshire

This 16-page cross-curricular workbook takes young learners deep into the natural world — plants, soils, wildlife, trees, seasons and the environmental challenges facing our planet. Packed with outdoor activities, observation tasks and creative writing, it is designed to get learners outside and genuinely engaged with nature.

What is inside:

Section 1: Plants and How They Work — photosynthesis, parts of a plant, and a seed germination observation activity with a daily record table.

Section 2: Soils and Growing — what makes healthy soil, soil types, the soil food web and composting, with a soil investigation and a vegetable patch planning activity.

Section 3: Wildlife and Ecosystems — food webs, biodiversity, habitat threats, with a food web drawing activity and a wildlife survey.

Section 4: Trees — ancient trees, what a tree does, tree rings and native British species, with a tree identification walk.

Section 5: Weather and Seasons — how each season shapes the natural world, with a four-week seasonal nature diary.

Section 6: Humans and Nature — climate change, deforestation and plastic pollution, with a personal nature pledge activity.

Section 7: Nature Journalling — descriptive writing, nature sketching and a creative writing challenge from a non-human perspective.

Section 8: Explore Further — YouTube recommendations, six websites and three books.

Suitable for: ages 11 and upwards, but age is just a number when it comes to learning!

Covers Science, Geography, English and PSHE. Format: instant PDF download, 16 pages, A4, print or use on screen. Designed by: NEST Pembrokeshire, with dyslexia-friendly fonts, generous spacing and a calm, accessible layout throughout.