Continuous Provision in Autumn (Vlog)

100 Loose Parts Play Ideas

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Sep 3, 2026 | Outdoor Learning Resources, Outdoor Play, Outdoor Play, Reception, Toddlers

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...

50 Outdoor Learning Safety Tips for Schools and Early Years

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Sep 1, 2026 | Outdoor Learning Resources, Reception

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

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 31, 2026 | Outdoor Learning Resources, Outdoor Learning Special Needs Resources

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...

Let’s Make It Outdoors: Create a Squirrel Spotter Station with Loose Parts

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 27, 2026 | Outdoor Learning Resources, Physical Development (Reception), Reception

Make a Squirrel Spotter Station Outdoors Can you build the perfect place to spot a squirrel? This simple Let’s Make It Outdoors challenge encourages Early Years children to use large loose parts to design and build their very own squirrel spotter station. Children can...

Autumn Play Early Years Cards

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 27, 2026 | Communication and Language (Reception), Outdoor Learning Resources, Reception

Autumn Play Early Years Cards Looking for simple ways to refresh your outdoor provision this autumn without completely changing your environment? Our Play It Outdoors Cards – Autumn Range are designed to give children new reasons to play, imagine, explore and...

Outdoor Autumn Scavenger Cards for Early Years

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 27, 2026 | Babies, Fun Topics (Babies), Outdoor Learning Resources

Looking for a simple way to get children exploring outdoors this autumn? Our Outdoor Autumn Scavenger Cards for Early Years are designed to encourage children to look closely at the natural world, move around their outdoor space and discover familiar seasonal objects...

Communication and Language Outdoors: The Complete EYFS Guide

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 26, 2026 | Communication and Language (Reception), Outdoor Learning Resources, Reception

What Is Communication and Language Outdoors? Communication and Language Outdoors means using the outdoor environment to give babies and young children rich opportunities to: listen talk communicate ask questions explain ideas learn new vocabulary tell stories join...

Physical Development EYFS Outdoors : The Complete Guide

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 26, 2026 | Outdoor Learning Resources, Physical Development (Reception), Reception

What Is Physical Development Outdoors? Physical Development Outdoors is about giving babies and young children regular opportunities to move, climb, balance, carry, push, pull, throw, catch, dig, build and develop control of their bodies through outdoor play. In the...

Maths EYFS Outdoors

by The Muddy Puddle Teacher | Aug 26, 2026 | Maths (Reception), Outdoor Learning Resources, Reception

What Is Maths EYFS Outdoors? Maths EYFS Outdoors is about helping young children develop mathematical understanding through movement, play, exploration and real-life experiences in the outdoor environment. Outdoor maths does not need to mean carrying worksheets...

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