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A black and white photograph of a soldier
  • English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Key Stage 2

Your Village’s WWII Fallen

Explore the World War II connections to people in your Charnwood Forest Village

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Three people play a game of twister where all the colours are different rock types.
  • Geology
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Science

Geological Twister

Learn about our exciting geology through this equally exciting game!

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Student sit around a map of Africa and Europe, taking part in an exercise.
  • Design & Technology
  • English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Key Stage 1
  • Maths
  • RE
  • Science

From Mountsorrel to Mombasa: Rebecca Wakefield’s Incredible Journey

Find out what Rebecca sees on her 97-day journey to Africa. Meet the extraordinary animals that she encounters, and discover the new foods that she tastes on her arrival in Zanzibar and Kenya.

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Secondary

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Three people play a game of twister where all the colours are different rock types.
  • Geology
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Science

Geological Twister

Learn about our exciting geology through this equally exciting game!

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A lady stands in front of some equipment, ready to make some oak gall ink.
  • History
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Science

The Colours of the Forest: Ink-Making Using Natural Resources

Learn all about making medieval ink made from oak galls which are found right here in the Geopark.

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A mobile phone is recording a poet, dressed in a cap. The weather is foggy.
  • English
  • History
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3

Charnwood Forest Riddles

Inspired by the extraordinary landscape of Charnwood Forest and the poetry of the Anglo-Saxons, these resources offer a guide for children to write a modern version of an Anglo-Saxon-style riddle that unfolds to reveal something exciting and closely connected to Charnwood Forest.

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