We all know how busy teaching can be, so I’ve complied a list of FREE teaching resources and useful outdoor learning links. If you know of anymore then please send them to me and I will add update the list. Hopefully, this will save you hours of searching online and help inspire you to take teaching outdoors.
General info and useful websites
Empty Classroom Day – Curriculum Linked booklet
Learning Through Landscapes Website – Range of resources
Creative Star – practical ideas about learning and playing outdoors by Juliet Robertson
Sustainable Learning website – links to sustainability not all activities are outdoor learning
Active Maths/Learning BBC video clip
Outdoor Classroom Day – documents
Maths outdoors
Creative Star Maths Outdoor Activities
maths-outdoors-natural-connections
outdoor_maths_measurement lesson_plan
Outdoor Maths activities – KS2 from Play of the Wild
Maths-Trails by Thinking Child
Outdoor Numeracy Pack-over 100 ideas for KS1 and KS2 by Thinking Child
English outdoors
Haiku session plan – Learning Through Landscapes
Literacy Pack – Outdoor Learning Wales
Outdoor-Learning Book Related Resource-KS1—KS2 by Penguin Schools
Creative Star Literacy Activities – there are lots of different activities to choose from
Outdoor Literacy Pack: over 100 ideas for KS1 and KS2
25 ideas to teach phonics outdoors
Outdoor Starters for Thinking : Introductory notes
Outdoor Starters for Thinking Cards
EYFS
Rainbow Nature Hunt – add double sided sticky tape and search the environment for the same colour
Outdoor Maths EYFS Activities by Play of the Wild
Science and Topic Outdoors
Planet Play- Learning Through Landscapes Resource – Games from around the World
Festivals and Celebrations – Outdoor Learning Wales
Seasons – Outdoor Learning Wales
Through the age – Outdoor Learning Wales
Nature Pack – Outdoor learning Wales
Woodlands Trust Nature Detectives – Curriculum Linked Activity Finder
Outdoor Classroom Day – activities
*Online Training* Taking the Curriculum Outdoors: A Whole School Approach
We are unaware of any other online outdoor learning training like ours that has been designed by teachers and the approach has been proven to be successful in schools. The training has been created specifically for the whole school to attend and it can be tailored to link to your whole school raising standards agenda, so that you can sustainable integrate outdoor learning.
Please get in touch if you would like more information about how you can successfully implement outdoor learning across your school info@teachoutdoors.co.uk
Taking the Curriculum Outdoors – A Whole School Approach Online Training
Taking the Curriculum Outdoors – A Whole School Approach Online Training
Training time: approx. 5 hours
The aim of the training is to provide your whole school with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to integrate curriculum-linked learning outdoors.
