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Mud play is not only fun; research shows that it has lots benefits for children, including increasing…
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Ideas
These are individual lesson and topic ideas sourced from a broad range of experts and organisations. You’ll see we’ve concentrated on inspiration, leaving the planning of how the activity will be delivered up to the person that knows their class and environment best – you.
We’ll keep adding to these, so please let us know if you have inspiration you’d love to share either to inspire others to take lessons outdoors or to make playtime pop!
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These environmental-themed outdoor activities are fun for children and good for the planet! Children who spend time…
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Keep the children in your care connected to nature – even if they have to stay indoors…
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Cloud watching is a fun activity for children of all ages and a wonderful way to connect…
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The Outdoor symphony activity encourages children to listen to everything going on outside and think about different…
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Connecting to nature can restore our sense of wellbeing. For children, this connection is best made through…
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Making a den – and playing in it – is a favourite activity for children of all…
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Play is critical to children’s health, development and wellbeing. As adults, we are often inclined to instruct…
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Connecting to nature can restore our sense of wellbeing. For children, this connection is best made through…
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Turn your playground into Jurassic Park with scale models of dinosaurs and their footprints. This activity combines…
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This is essentially an introduction to the concept of algebra, representing the numbers in equations with natural…
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Learn how energy can be harnessed by the flow of water over your own water wheel. An…
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