May 21, 2017 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Personal & Holidays
In May 2017 I was passing through Ambleside en route south and made my habitual stop at Rothay Park. To my amazement there had been a significant change. Sixteen months previously, the park suffered badly in the floods of Storm Desmond. Thus plans were put in place to...
May 13, 2017 | Maths Outdoors
Subitising is the ability to look at a number of objects and know how many are there without the need to count each object. It is an important skill in terms of being a good maths thinker. The Scottish Government have produced benchmarks for early numeracy and...
May 5, 2017 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors
One of the most memorable outdoor learning in-set training sessions I undertook was at Tyntesfield Primary. It was a lovely day and I was made to feel very welcome. They came up with the following very simple maths investigations which demonstrate nicely how teachers...
