Dec 7, 2010 | Whole School
The School of Education at Aberdeen University had an interesting new programme for its teacher students back in 2010. Part of their first year includes a community placement. When word got out about this, many outdoor and environmental organisations in the North East...
Dec 2, 2010 | Art & Music Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, Play Resources
Ever since childhood I have been an occasional collector of sea glass when going for beach walks. Some beaches are better than others. I rarely find a piece on the NE coast of Scotland. But further north, along the Moray Coast and on the south-west coast I have more...
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...
Oct 12, 2010 | Social Subjects Outdoors
I am not a natural naturalist. I have occasional wannabe bushcraft tendencies but my skills are so limited and my time to improve them gets allocated to other activities. I have a much loved copy of Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature and Tracking for...
