Feb 12, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
Developing a school ground for play and learning is not a one-off event. It needs to be integrated into the life of a school year on year. This can involve quite a mindset change. It’s not simply a physical change to the landscape but involves readjusting the...
Dec 10, 2012 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
The opportunity to transport objects, materials and people is something many children love. Many years ago, with one of my classes, most weeks we would end up taking a suitcase full of stuff to the wildlife garden. This was always exciting in itself and most weeks...
Oct 5, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Personal & Holidays
In the summer I visited the Lake District and popped into Rothay Park in Ambleside. It’s a lovely well-maintained place and has a little play area which looks like this… It’s a fairly standard affair for young children and to be honest, I found it a...
Jun 23, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Maths Outdoors
Almost every Scottish school likes to have a few playground markings adorning their acres of tarmac. Most schools fundraise and buy standard markings from a company who specialises using in thermoplastic tough material. There is also the DIY option. At Fraserburgh...
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...
