{"id":18,"date":"2025-09-12T07:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/primary62526\/?p=18"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:33:35","slug":"den-making-in-the-wildlife-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/primary62526\/2025\/09\/12\/den-making-in-the-wildlife-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Den Making in the Wildlife Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took the opportunity to head outside whilst the weather was lovely.\u00a0 \u00a0The activity was to make a den for our class sloth Stevie!\u00a0 This was a chance for the class to work co-operatively together in small teams of three.\u00a0 Very quickly pupils took on different roles.\u00a0 Some pupils gathered the materials and some were the den builders.<\/p>\n<p>Meta-skills being developed were communicating, creativity and collaborating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073118\/1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073118\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073118\/1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073119\/2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073119\/2-225x300.jpg 225w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073122\/4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073122\/4.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073124\/5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073124\/5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073124\/5.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073126\/6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073126\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073126\/6.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-26\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073131\/8-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073131\/8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073131\/8.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073133\/9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073133\/9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073133\/9.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-28\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073134\/10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary62526\/uploads\/sites\/3629\/2025\/09\/12073134\/10-300x225.jpg 300w, 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