Scope and sequence

A BUG HOTEL · OUTDOOR LEARNING

ALL AGES · around 2 to around 6 · TERM 1, TEN WEEKS · 2 × 25 minutes

Outcome: by the end of this curriculum a child can build a bug hotel from found materials and check it every week for a term.

Weeks are not reorderable. The build order is fixed and each week stands on the one before it.

Level	Term	Week	Code	Title	Aim
l1	1	1	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK1	Where It Will Go	Choose one place for the hotel, mark it, and understand that it stays there until the end of term.
l1	1	2	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK2	What We Need	Gather materials from the ground and sort them into named piles, rejecting every piece that is too small.
l1	1	3	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK3	The Floor and the Frame	Lay the damp floor and set the frame so that it stands flat and does not rock.
l1	1	4	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK4	Heavy at the Bottom	Pack layers two, three and four in order, stones first, so that the weight sits low.
l1	1	5	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK5	Light at the Top	Pack layers five to eight so that the tubes hold each other and nothing falls out when you let go.
l1	1	6	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK6	The First Check	Carry out the three step check on a finished hotel without moving any part of it.
l1	1	7	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK7	Checking Again	Repeat the check and name one thing that is different from last week.
l1	1	8	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK8	Wet Layers and Dry Layers	Find by touch which layers are damp and which are dry, and say where in the hotel each one sits.
l1	1	9	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK9	Putting Back What Fell	Replace material that has fallen or blown out, using the layer cards to decide what goes where.
l1	1	10	EMP-BHTL-L1-T1-WK10	Ours to Keep	Complete the whole check unprompted and show somebody who has never seen it how the hotel works.