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...
Dec 11, 2011 | Play Resources
This has been a ropey session since August. There is something about rope that just makes it fun and appealing to children of all ages. The more I use it, the more I learn about its potential, particularly for group and cooperative work. The boys in the photo below...
Jul 31, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Play Resources
A few weeks ago I blogged about a presentation given by Rusty Keeler. I’m still reflecting on the ideas he suggested, in particular relating to the cultural traditions and heritage of a local area and thinking about this in relation to the school grounds and...
Jun 15, 2011 | Play Resources
Today I was working in a school that wanted me to do quick outdoor challenges with all its classes as part of its activity week. This gave me an opportunity to try out an idea that many play workers frequently give me on courses: a rope trail. This is not something I...
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...
