Mar 12, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Generally I’m quite tight with my money. I don’t like buying stuff that rapidly disappears. I go for longevity and robustness. So my love affair with masking tape is an exception to this self-imposed rule. Masking tape is amazing. For a strip of sticky...
Mar 8, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
The use of a big old climbing rope was an experiment for me. Just over a year ago I thought I would see what would happen if pre-school children started playing with a rope. The health and safety paranoid queen that lurks within me catastrophised like crazy…...
Mar 2, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Over the past few years, I have come to favour certain items for outdoor play. Guttering ranks highly for many reasons. Some children get completely absorbed in the exploration of the possibilities. As the possibilities are endless, then so is the exploration and so...
Feb 20, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
I’m wondering if it is possible to buy blue tarp in most countries world-wide. This universal plastic weave sheet must be a ubiquitous necessity in all pre-schools that value outdoor play. One key reason for being outside is that it’s possible to play on a...
Feb 11, 2011 | Literacy Outdoors
A couple of weeks ago I was given an interesting challenge. A teacher who has a class of P7 (Grade 6) children with additional support needs asked me to demonstrate the teaching of full stops outdoors. Firstly we began indoors, sharing our ideas about full stops and...
