ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT “PLANT YOUR OWN TREE”

Abstract

Primary school pupils get their first knowledge about the subject of science. They learn about nature and they are taught to respect it with a sense of responsibility. Therefore the pupils were involved and they took part in various ecological projects. A project “Plant your own tree” is one of such kind of projects. During this project pupils visited the local State Forests. They were making some applications. The pupils were using natural materials such as acorns and conkers. They also planted their own trees in the school garden and collected some information about these plants. Nontraditional teaching methods enabled the pupils to learn much more about nature and its wildlife. The pupils improved their behavioural skills in the nature. Key words: primary school, teaching methods, science education.