Jan 6, 2023 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
August is the time for collecting feathers in NE Scotland. All the gulls have been shedding their feathers, left, right and centre on the playing fields and parks. When you and your class go collecting, be sure to store some away for examining and using at other...
Oct 30, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Autumn is here and leaves are asking to be played with. Hours of fun can be had simply kicking leaves about and watching them float to the ground. Here’s some other ideas most of which are instantaneous and require no other or just a few props. 1. Creep and...
Oct 5, 2022 | Literacy Outdoors
National Poetry Day is celebrated on the first Thursday in October. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the power and pleasure of words. It is also an ideal introduction to writing outdoors. Here’s some ideas to get you started: 1) Make it comfortable....
Jun 18, 2022 | Community Involvement, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Mud Mapping Find all the muddy places nearby. Look for hidden nooks and crannies between rocks. Check near puddles. Test each mud patch and rate in terms of squelch, ooze and stickiness. Mark each spot on a map with a splodge of mud! Dinosaur Swamp If you have a...
Aug 7, 2016 | Science Outdoors, Technologies
“A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed. It feels an impulsion. This is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see...