Year 1- Visit to Martin Mere

Lesson: Learning Outside the Classroom

Class: Year 1 Year: 2023 - 2024

We had a very enjoyable day at Martin Mere. We impressed our leader with our knowledge of mammals. We looked at some real otter teeth and learned why they are so sharp. We learned how moles and otters have adapted to their habitats. The otters came out to see us when the rain eased off-they are brilliant swimmers and we learnt this is due to their body shape and the way their fur lies.

We played some games, in one of the games we had to rely on our other senses because we were blind-folded. In another game we found our animal families and made the noises those animals make, some of us were amazingly good at animal noises!

We went for a walk in the Eco Garden. We spotted many different plants- we knew the names of some of them.

We observed flamingos, ducks, moor hens, storks, swans and spoonbills as we walked around.

Then it was time for the pond dipping. We listened carefully to the instructions and then we started dipping. We found pond snails, water boatmen, leeches, pond skaters and a newt!

We closely observed what we'd caught and identified many of the creatures. 

After lunch we had time in the play area.

We went into an hide and observed the birds. We also enjoyed spending time in the aviary where we saw different species of birds.

The Martin Mere staff commented on our fantastic golden listening and our manners. We showed resilience and a positive attitide in the rain-It didn't dampen our experience !