Homework and Lesson Activities

Check out our range of free educative resources that can be used as lesson activities or homework for secondary school students.

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Local History Resources

From Roman villas to motte and bailey castles and the creation of Milton Keynes, use these free resources to teach about MK's history!
Careers Inspiration

Let your students find out about different careers at The Parks Trust
A-Z Tree Identification

Can your students identify the variety of trees that can be found in their local area? Use our Tree Identification activity guide to help recognise all the amazing tree species found in Milton Keynes.
Balancing Lakes

Help students learn about the positive role that balancing lakes play in reducing the residential flooding that occurs in Milton Keynes.
City Planning

Challenge your students to take on the role of a city planner in this exciting project. Inspire them by looking at some of the unique features we have in Milton Keynes.
Compass and Maps

Help students learn how to use a compass on a map in this interactive activity.
Sustainability

Learn about how The Parks Trust operate for a sustainable future
Estimating, Measuring and Tree Maths

Get students outside to estimate and measure everything in their sight using their own form of estimated measurements vs universally used metric units.
Foraging

Get your students to experiment with natural resources in these exciting food and textile-based activities.
Wellbeing

Encourage your students to take some time outdoors to focus on their wellbeing with these relaxing activities.
Get Arty!

Challenge students to create a new piece of art inspired by the public art found in Milton Keynes.
Mindfulness Colouring

Practice mindfulness and settle restless minds with this fantastic resource from the team at Ordnance Survey.
Nature & Religion

In this activity, students can learn how Nature & Religion are linked through the inspiration of Emile Durkheim’s book ‘The Elementary Forms of Religious Life’.
Pollinators

Do your students know the importance of pollinators and their role in the food chain?
Project Parklife

Encourage students to visit their local park and look at the trees in detail before creating a visitor leaflet and designing an entirely new park in this activity!
Talking Guides

Learn how to make a talking guide - one of the most effective ways people can find out information about a particular area or place.
Teambuilding Tasks

Become united as a school and improve your student’s teamwork with the useful teambuilding tasks we have put together.
Parkland Poetry

Inspire your students to write their ow poetry about the natural world

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