Resources

Whether you’re looking for outdoor lesson ideas for school, play ideas to do at home, or guidance on making outdoor learning and play part of every day, you’ll find it here!

If you have of your own resources you would like to share with the Outdoor Classroom Day community, please share post them on social media using #OutdoorClassroomDay.

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Bioblitz

Make biology boss with Bioblitz! Speed hunting lists is a great way to encourage observation, team work,…

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7-12P.E.ScienceTeamwork
Watcher bird

The Watcher Bird activity is as much about physical dexterity as spatial awareness and team work. Have…

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7-12GeographyP.E.Personal Development
Follow an insect

The Follow an Insect activity will help students imagine the world from another perspective. Challenge children’s perception…

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12-165-77-12GeographyLanguagePersonal Development
Mini water wheel

Bring local history to life by creating a Mini Water Wheel in your very own school grounds. This activity…

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5-77-12HistoryICTLanguageScience
Care for a weed

The Care for a Weed activity will encourage your children to challenge the norm and argue against…

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12-167-12LanguagePersonal DevelopmentScience
Listen

In today’s busy and overstimulated world, have your children taken time to really listen? This mission can…

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12-167-12LanguagePersonal DevelopmentScience
Outdoor museum

Turn your grounds into an outdoor museum and bring history to life. Think about how have toys…

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5-7HistoryLanguagePersonal Development
Position and movement

Position and Movement is an outdoor maths lesson idea that will help children to understand mathematical concepts…

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5-77-12MathsP.E.Personal Development
Exhibition catalogue

The outdoors is a fantastic inspiration for wonderful art, why not create an exhibition catalogue for your…

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12-165-77-12ArtLanguagePersonal Development

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