Have you ever heard of Farmer Time?
It's an initiative created by Tom Martin and Leaf Education. At our school we have worked with our farmer- Colin- over a number of years and collaborate with him across all our junior school year groups and a variety of science units of work. For example, Y3 Rocks and Soils: Colin amazed our pupils by explaining that there are more micro-organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on our planet! He zoomed into our Y4 classroom from his self-driving tractor which the children loved. We went on to put together a soil jar and investigate the layers within it as the contents settled.
Try it yourselves.
Do any of you have other experiences of farmer Time or any hints for activities on National Soil day?