This month will see National Growing for Wellbeing Week take place across the country – a great opportunity to get in touch with nature and experience some of its mental health benefits. At Teach Outdoors, with wellbeing in mind, we’re taking a look at the research surrounding positive mental health and outdoor environments. Research hasRead more
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Music is an integral part of our lives. It has the power to heal, soothe, and bring joy to people of all ages. As World Music Day is approaching on 21st June, we know that Music Leaders across the country are planning activities and lessons to raise the profile of music in their own settingsRead more
World Book Day is taking place on the 2nd March 2023. We’ve created some activities to support taking the learning outdoors and celebrating World Book Day. Below you will find KS1 suggested activities for the book, There’s a Tiger in The Garden by Lizzy Stewart. If you don’t know the story here’s a link toRead more
Thursday 8th September marks the worldwide celebration of International Literacy Day. For over 50 years, International Literacy Day has been celebrated annually around the world to remind us of the importance of basic reading and writing skills. Since 1967, huge progress has been made in terms of advancing literacy across the globe. However, there areRead more
This is part 2 of an outdoor learning review from Lucy Jenkinson at Grendon C of E. Lucy writes about the return to school and what outdoor learning looks like now. Return to school “____should take place outdoors wherever possible”. With clear guidance from gov.uk, we were grateful for the warmer weather as windows becameRead more
October is officially Dyslexia awareness month. One in ten are thought to have dyslexia, so in a class of 30 children you are more than likely to have at least a couple of children with dyslexic tendencies. I’m not sure about you but I don’t ever recall, as a trainee teacher, having any training aboutRead more
Book Review I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in training lots of teachers and schools in taking the curriculum outdoors. One of the most common barriers I hear from colleagues is that they don’t know what to teach outdoors or how to teach it. If you Google outdoor learning there are lots of resourcesRead more