5 Activities to do in a Muddy Puddle
5 Activities to do in a Muddy Puddle So you want 5 activities to do in a muddy puddle? Well, you have come to the right people. There is nothing The Muddy Puddle Teachers can not take outside. Every academic area you have naturally done on a worksheet is going to...
Ofsted & Outdoor Learning
Oftsed & Outdoor Learning In this 2008 report Ofsted comment: ‘The first-hand experiences of learning outside the classroom can help to make subjects more vivid and interesting for pupils and enhance their understanding. It can also contribute significantly...
What is Muddy Puddle Teacher Status?
What is Muddy Puddle Teacher Status? The Muddy Puddle Teacher ® is a registered trademark and was created by teacher Sarah Seaman in 2018. Sarah used her teaching background and Level 3 Forest School training to fuse an approach that could be managed in...
Want focused feet?
Focused Feet Barefoot Therapy One of the easiest ways to improve our wellbeing is simply to remove our shoes! Barefoot therapy can also be known as earthing and it has been scientifically proven to improve our mental health. When a child is feeling stressed,...
Top Tips for Houses and Homes Topics
Testing Materials. Ask children to make a house out of different materials then test it by taking it outside. Outdoor learning not always about being outside all day. It’s about using the outdoor to inspire you inside out. That’s the Muddy Puddle Teacher way! Going...
Habitats Outdoor Learning top tips (Year 1 & 2)
Habitats Outdoor Learning Children will use lots of imaginative and creative skills by using this pack and taking habitats outside, as well as having the time, space and freedom to fully understand what a habitat is and how animal survive outside. Often in all...
5 Snowy Day Ideas to do with kids
5 Snowy Day Ideas to do with kids Snow, wonderful snow! A natural treat that gets even the most reluctant children to get outside! But other than making a snowman, sledging and snow fights what can you do with your mini-muddy puddlers? Here are some outdoor...
Outdoor Learning & Coronavirus
Outdoor learning & coronavirus It has been an incredibly difficult year for teachers. A fact. Change is something teachers are used to but this was something very unforeseen. I for one am so very, very proud of each and every one of you out there...
Outdoor Learning Trust
Outdoor learning trust? Outdoor learning has long gone overlooked. However the 2019 COVID epidemic started to put outdoor learning on the map. Teachers started to look at going outside as the best way to manage and the only way to have parents watch...
Institute for outdoor learning UK
Institute for outdoor learning uk We are delighted to be doing a blog post on institute for outdoor learning uk. It was back in 2010 that I visited by first institute for outdoor learning conference. I was so excited to be there. I got to see and meet...
Christmas Party Games – The Muddy Way!
Christmas Party Games - The Muddy Way! Take your Christmas party games outside this year with these FREE muddy ideas from the outdoor learning experts at The Muddy Puddle Teacher. Sing around the Christmas Tree First make sure you have a Christmas tree...
Christmas Games – the Muddy Way!
Christmas Games Take your Christmas games outside this year with these FREE muddy ideas from the outdoor learning experts at The Muddy Puddle Teacher. Circle time games For these games ask the children to hold hands and make a circle. This game is...
Christmas Crafts for Kids
Christmas Crafts for Kids Christmas time is best done when you remove all the money, shiny things and expensive toys. Kids play more with the box than they do the toy and it is so true. We are The Muddy Puddle Teacher and we are a new approach to outdoor...
Five free Outdoor Christmas Ideas
Five free Outdoor Christmas Ideas Getting the children outside in all weathers is really important for their mental and physical health and wellbeing. Plus it's really educational too and gets you and your child talking. Here are our five free Outdoor Christmas...
Deep Dive Go Outside!
Deep Dive Go Outside! Diving in deeper, mastery, challenge more. There are lots of buzz words flying around that ultimately want the same thing, to ensure the child has fully understood that area of the curriculum by presenting it to them in different ways. But have...
Outdoor Science Day 10th March
Muddy Science Day 10th March 2020 Lots of your Science curriculum belongs outside! Yet many of us still keep to the tradition of working from schemes of work, worksheets and booklets. But have you tried embracing the Science that is out there? Science is an...
Describe and compare the structure of animals – take it outside!
Describe and compare the structure of animals - take it outside! Typically an area that most teachers would teach inside the Muddy Teachers love to do this outside. Describing and comparing the structure of animals typically is a worksheet kind of thing but...
Improve wellbeing in your school by doing more Outdoor Learning
Improve wellbeing in your school by doing more Outdoor Learning Wellbeing has to be on every educators agenda. First and foremost it is the children's confidence and overall happiness that is paramount. If the children do not feel good then how can we...
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.