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10 Ways to Use Stuff Sustainably in Education

Jun 27, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources, Technologies

Several years ago, Sarah Lazarovic created the wonderful illustration, the Buyerarchy of Needs. It has always resonated with me, because I am aware of how resources dominate many educators’ thinking. There has been a trend towards removing plastic resources and...

Milk Crates

Jun 14, 2016 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources

This is another long overdue blog post. I think I’ve been stopped in my tracks previously as Kierna Corr from Learning for Life has blogged so wonderfully about her milk crates that really there wasn’t much else left to say on the matter 🙂 Anyway, this...

10 Ideas if You Can’t Leave Resources Outside

Mar 16, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources

Recently I blogged about 12 Tough Resources for Outdoor Play and Learning. One of the criteria I used for my decisions about whether a resource was suitably tough was whether it could be left outside in all weathers. Now this is all fine and dandy if you can leave...

Sticks in School

Feb 2, 2011 | Nature Play & Learning

Sticks are not a commonly used resource in most schools. Images of children getting hurt through being poked in the eye run rife through the heads of many teachers. The thought of having to confiscate sticks and deal with behaviour issues around mock gun fights and...