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Leaf loving literacy activities

Nov 3, 2022 | Literacy Outdoors

This blog post is about an outdoor literacy workshop I facilitated many, many years ago. Below is a summary of the activities undertaken. What I love is that over a decade later the suggestions remain valid and interesting. As it’s autumn, the focus is literacy...

National Poetry Day – 10 Ideas for Exploring and Writing Poems Outside

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....

A Poetry Walk at The Coombes School

Sep 13, 2022 | Literacy Outdoors

NOTE: This blog post was first published in 2010 and the photos clearly show that laminated sheets have been used. Please have a look at this post for lots of alternatives to laminating paper. It really isn’t necessary. I love simple ideas that one teacher can...

Circle Poems in Action

May 13, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors

Last month I blogged about Circle Poems and mentioned that I thought they would work particularly well in nursery. Well, I got an impromptu chance to find out recently. At a nursery I was visiting, the tyres were out and about with the children very engrossed in...

An Outdoor Poetry Workshop

Nov 17, 2010 | Literacy Outdoors

As an education consultant, one of my favourite things to do was poetry outdoors with educators as well as children. here are three poem structures that work well outside with both! A Number Poem This works well for group work and with very young children. Ask...