Class LH ventured out to search and compare different micro-habitats within the woodland habitat in 'Robin Wood'. We also had a task to find and use a variety of different adjectives to create noun phrases. We discovered a range of little creatures living in the micro-habitats too which included slimy slugs, baby slugs, a frothy snail, black stag beetles, spiky centipedes, quick spiders, lazy crane fly (daddy long legs), racing ants and pretty ladybirds. Some of the micro-habitats were damp and dark; others were dry and dark; others were light and moist.
We discovered a smooth egg shell on the rough grass and so
our incredible class detectives looked up above it and were thrilled to see a pretty
pigeon sitting in her delicate nest – another micro-habitat which was full of
light but safely hidden amongst the soft leaves in the crown of the tree.
We also saw the three stages of a ladybird – we found the
spiky, black lava on one green willow leaf and nearby on another wet willow
leaf, we found an orange pupa. We
carried on looking and were able to find the adult ladybird with her familiar
red wings and black spots. It was so
special seeing all three stages together.
We also found a really light-weight log and when we looked
closely, we found lots of crumbly sawdust underneath it. We worked out that a clever beetle would have
been making the sawdust by eating the log.
We had a great time finding the micro-habitats and we were
able to use a range of adjectives to make some fabulous noun phrases for
description.
