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A Maths Stick Picture Game

Apr 30, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors

In my last post, 10 Little Stick Activities, I mentioned the game of Pick Up Sticks. This is fun, good for all ages and a nice way to introduce sticks to a class. Here’s another useful little idea that one course participant showed me when training in Perth last...

The Art of Plant Study Outside

Mar 9, 2013 | Gardening, Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors

One of the beautiful aspects of undertaking learning activities outside, is that interdisciplinary learning becomes the norm rather than the exception. It’s hard not to acquire more information and understanding about nature or our local environment when we...

Guerrilla Environmental Art

May 2, 2012 | Art & Music Outdoors

One of my favourite training courses to run was Expressive Arts Outside. Once I arrived at a lovely school with a garden area. Very sadly the fence around this area had been vandalised quite significantly at the weekend and was in a sorry state. We did not have time...

A Seascape to Whet the Appetite

Apr 4, 2012 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement

This is one of those rare indoor posts. A couple of months ago I was visiting Inverallochy School and found that the hive of activity has continued inside as well as out. One of their projects has been the dining room and it has to be one of the most beautiful...

Amazing Mazes in School Grounds

Feb 29, 2012 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Play Resources, RME Outdoors

Children love mazes. Whenever I undertook consultations with children about what they like to do, the idea of having a maze in the school grounds really appealed to them. One school I worked with ran a competition for a maze mural, and the children created this...