Leading with Outdoor Learning and Outdoor Play
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Notice more. Record less. Capture what really matters outdoors. Some of the most powerful learning moments happen when children move, explore, experiment, communicate, and solve problems outdoors. They can also be incredibly easy to miss. The Outdoor Observation Form...
Help children communicate what they need to feel safe, confident and successful outdoors The Outdoor Me Passport is a practical transition activity designed to help schools understand how individual SEND learners experience outdoor spaces, outdoor learning and play....
Bring English to life through active, purposeful outdoor learning A practical staff meeting, CPD or training presentation for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. Teaching English outdoors does not mean taking books, worksheets and clipboards outside. It means giving children something...
Regulation is not about making children sit still. New to this area of teaching. Start with the Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors with SEND For many SEND learners, regulation may involve: moving pushing pulling jumping carrying swinging squeezing having space...
Communication does not always begin with sitting at a table and answering questions. For many SEND learners, communication can come more naturally when there is less pressure, more movement and something real to talk about. The outdoors can provide exactly that....
Outdoor Sensory Ideas for SEND Learners For many SEND children, the outdoors can offer something very different from the indoor classroom. There is more space to move. More room to create distance from others. More opportunities to touch, carry, push, pull, climb,...
Outdoor Learning Magazine – Autumn Ideas for EYFS, KS1 & KS2 Looking for practical outdoor learning autumn ideas for your setting or school? Our Muddy Puddle Teacher® Outdoor Learning Magazine – Autumn Edition is packed with simple, curriculum-friendly inspiration...
Loose parts play gives children the freedom to move, combine, redesign and investigate open-ended resources. Unlike toys with one fixed purpose, loose parts can become anything a child imagines. A wooden disc might be a coin, a cake or part of a repeating pattern. An...
Outdoor learning gives children space to move, investigate, problem-solve and connect with the natural world. It can support physical development, wellbeing, confidence, communication and learning across the curriculum. However, teachers and early years practitioners...
100 Ways to Improve Outdoor Provision for SEND Learners Creating effective outdoor provision for SEND learners does not have to mean buying specialist equipment, filling the playground with expensive resources, or creating completely separate activities. In fact, some...