Apr 17, 2011 | Art & Music Outdoors, RME Outdoors
For many years, my step-grandmother, and then my step-father, would always give myself and my sisters a pace egg as part of an Easter gift. These are dyed eggs which are a local tradition in different parts of NW England that traditionally uses a Celandine flowers...
Apr 11, 2011 | Nature Play & Learning
According to Sobel (2008) there are 7 play themes – common to children anywhere – any country, any background, any climate or culture, when children have safe free time in nature. Over the past few years I’ve found these to be really helpful when planning...
Mar 23, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors
OK. Imagine the scenario. You arrive at a class to support an outdoor learning session and it’s not happening. Do you: a) Nip off to the staffroom for a quick cuppa?b) Join in the planned (indoor) activity?c) Set up an impromptu Harry Potter hunt? Generally...
Mar 19, 2011 | Maths Outdoors
Grounds for Learning – the Scottish school grounds charity held it’s national networking event last week. It’s become quite an annual tradition in the Scottish outdoor learning calendar and it was lovely to be part of this positive event. When the...
Mar 16, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Every piece of masking tape tells a story. From where it first came off the roll, how long it was made, where it was stuck, how it was gathered and where it came to rest. Most importantly it is the story of play with creativity, exploration, investigation and...
