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Inch vs CM
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100 Ways to Plan an Outdoor Lesson
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What Is Outdoor Learning in Schools?
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100 Benefits of Outdoor Learning
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The Benefits of Outdoor Learning
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Nature’s Classroom: How Outdoor Play Fuels Cognitive Growth
What is Outdoor Classroom Day? Celebrated twice a year, Outdoor Classroom Day is fast approaching and on the 8th of May, Teachers up and down the UK will embrace the great outdoors for their pupils to learn and play in nature's classroom. According to Outdoor...
100 Outdoor Learning Activities for Primary Schools
100 Outdoor Learning Ideas for Primary Schools and Curious Minds Exploring the outdoors offers endless opportunities for learning and discovery. Inspired by The Muddy Puddle Teacher's extensive collection of outdoor learning resources, here are 100 engaging activities...
Top 100 Outdoor Learning Activities
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What Is Outdoor Learning INSET Days?
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Outdoor learning training
The Muddy Puddle Teacher Approach has everything you need to be a successful outdoor practitioner.
So what exactly does that look like?
- We save you time by training you to use only natural and recycled materials. This way there is little to no prep or clear away. To view our training head this way.
- There is nothing more to be bought once you are trained on our approach.
- You are going to save your school money because this approach is infectious. You will start looking at your waste inside the classroom too! The institute for outdoor learning uk have some great articles on this.
- We connect you with like-minded people, we want you to know you are understood and appreciated with us and know that there are others around you just the same.
- As well as inspiring you, training you, supporting you. We also provide you with hundreds of pick up resources that will give you ideas to take your learning outside. No worksheets allowed!
Many of you may have turned to us to search for – outdoor learning coronavirus- we can help massively with this and maybe it was time for a change anyway? To sign up and join The Muddy Puddle Teachers head this way.
To sign up and join The Muddy Puddle Teachers head this way.