This is a great spelling / phonics activity to introduce or recap rhyming and initial sounds that can be used in a variety of ways. This pack contains 14 CVC rhyming pairs with visual prompts on each card. Outdoor Activity – Rhyming pairs hunt (whole class or small groups). Cut out and laminate the cards. Hide them around your outdoor space. Get the students to go find as many rhyming pairs as they can. To extend this activity you could get them to write a short poem or sentence using the rhyming pairs that they’ve found. Memory Pairs (in pairs or small groups). Put the cards face down spread out on the table or floor. Taking it in turns, the students will flip over two cards. If they find a rhyming pair they take the cards and have another go, if not then the cards get turned facedown and the next player tries to find a pair. Match The Pairs (individual or pairs). This is a very simple but effective activity where students will simply match the cards with their correct rhyming pair. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great cross curricular activity where students will create a video tour on the nature around your outdoor area. It’s perfect if you’re looking at script writing, living things (habitats, animals, etc.) and video making. This activity is best done in pairs or small groups. Teaching Structure: Explain to the students that they’re going to create a virtual video tour for nature around your outdoor space. Get them to complete the ideas sheet that encourages them to think about what they may want to include and how they will create the video. It can be good for them to walk around the outdoor space while doing this to help them get ideas. Examples of things they could talk about: different habitats, trees, plants, animals, etc. After this they will complete the script where they’ll write exactly what they are going to say and what video will be played during the audio. Once they’ve completed their script it’s time to film, record the audio, and edit it all together. These videos can be used in loads of different ways. You can create them into QR codes and put them up in your outdoor space, put them online, or simply share them with friends, family or other students. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a nice activity to explore the world around us through our 5 senses. It’s great if you’re looking at the human body in science or setting descriptions in literacy. Students will head outside and complete the differentiated sheets as they explore your outdoor space through their 5 senses. It can be nice to do this activity a few times throughout the year in different seasons and weather. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Liven up your outdoor space with these A- Z capital letter posters which are great to be used in your outdoor area. Simply laminate them and stick them up in your outdoor space. Each poster contains a capital letter from A - Z made using leaves. They are perfect to be used for letter recognition and motor skills activities. Students could also take the cards and re-create the letters using leaves or other natural items. You may also like our 1 - 10 number posters. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This phonics phase 4 activity can add some good variety to your sessions. It will give the students loads of practice at decoding words and recognizing the sounds within words. For this activity students will head outside on the hunt for word cards before taking them back and placing the on the correct sound map. This resource contains phonics phase 4 sounds. Check out our Phase 2 ‘Match The Sound’ activity. Check out our Phase 3 ‘Match The Sound Activity’. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about

Whether it’s blowing a gale, raining or bright sunshine this is the perfect lesson to encourage descriptive writing through the use of figurative language. The weather is such a powerful learning tool that can spark worlds of imagination. For this activity you will take the students outside in a variety of different conditions and allow them to use their senses to come up with similes, metaphors, and alliteration to describe the conditions. This is a great activity to do before writing a story when thinking about setting descriptions. We have loads more weather themed resources to check out! - Weather Diary - Weather Investigation - Weather Word Wall Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Liven up your spelling list homework with this fun outdoor spelling activity sheet. Simply get the children to write down their spelling lists and take the activity sheet home to complete the challenges. The activities require very few resources and should be done easily at home or in a local outdoor area. You may also like ‘20 Outdoor Challenges To Do Before I’m 8’. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This phonics phase 3 activity can add some good variety to your sessions. It will give the students loads of practice at decoding words and recognizing the sounds within words. For this activity students will head outside on the hunt for word cards before taking them back and placing the on the correct sound map. This resource contains phonics phase 3 sounds. Check out our ‘Match The Sound Phase 2’ activity. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about

This phonics phase 2 activity can add some good variety to your sessions. It will give the students loads of practice at decoding words and recognizing the sounds within words. For this activity students will head outside on the hunt for word cards before taking them back and placing the on the correct sound map. This resource contains phonics phase 2 sounds. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Introduce a refreshing twist to your sessions with this Phase 5 phonics activity. It provides students with ample practice in decoding words and identifying sounds within them. During the activity, students venture outdoors to hunt for word cards, bringing them back to place on the appropriate sound map. This resource contains Phonics Phase 5 sounds. Check out our Phase 2 ‘Match The Sound’ activity. Check out our Phase 3 ‘Match The Sound Activity’. Check out our phase 4 'Match The Sound Activity. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about

Celebrate World Book Day with a unique outdoor adventure! This outdoor poetry session delves into the beauty of William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” followed by a series of exciting activities that bring the poem’s vivid imagery to life. Step outside the classroom walls and engage with nature: Immerse yourself in the natural world, drawing inspiration from the poem’s descriptions of landscapes and emotions. Explore your creativity: Through interactive activities, express your responses to the poem’s imagery in a fun and personalized way. Deepen your understanding: Gain a deeper appreciation for poetry and its ability to connect us to the world around us. This interactive outdoor poetry experience is perfect for: Ages 7 - 11: Tailored activities cater to diverse interests and abilities. World Book Day celebrations: A unique and memorable way to honor the joy of reading and writing. Boosting creativity and mindfulness: Encourages students to explore their creativity and connect with nature. Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This ocean facts reading comprehension is full of interesting facts about our oceans. Children will read through the short passage before answering a set of 8 true or false questions based on what they have just read. It’s a great filler or extension activity for your oceans topic. You may also like our Ocean Animals Word Search activity. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

The “Our Beach Adventure Recount” worksheet guides young explorers through the exciting moments of their beach day. From the arrival at the beach to the playful activities, seashell hunts, and sandcastle building, students will have the opportunity to relive the highlights of their seaside exploration. Teachers and parents can use this “Our Beach Adventure Recount” worksheet to encourage children’s writing proficiency, creativity, and memory recall while providing a platform for sharing their beach tales with friends and family. This resource contains just one recount template. Check out our full pack to get all three templates here. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

The “Our Beach Adventure Recount” worksheet guides young explorers through the exciting moments of their beach day. From the arrival at the beach to the playful activities, seashell hunts, and sandcastle building, students will have the opportunity to relive the highlights of their seaside exploration. Teachers and parents can use this “Our Beach Adventure Recount” worksheet to encourage children’s writing proficiency, creativity, and memory recall while providing a platform for sharing their beach tales with friends and family. This resource contains three differentiated templates. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Your kids will love reading all about Easter with our fun reading comprehension! This is a basic text that goes through how Easter started, the meaning behind Easter and how it is now celebrated. Once they’ve read the passage they will complete the differentiated comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: 2 page reading passage 2 x comprehension questions Answer key You may also love our Easter word search! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This global warming reading comprehension is the perfect addition to your humans and the environment topic. This is a basic text that goes through what global warming is, what impacts global warming, and why they it is an important issue that we need to be aware of. Once they’ve read the passage they will use the text to complete the comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: Reading passage Differentiated Comprehension Questions Answer key This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning. Check out our ‘Sea-Level Rise Reading Comprehension’. Check out our ‘Solar Energy Reading Comprehension’. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This poetry scrapbook is the perfect way to get your class exploring the outdoors while letting their creative juices flow in the form of poetry. They each get their own personal scrapbook where they are required to think about what language they can use to describe specific things before putting their thoughts into a poem. This scrapbook gives the children the opportunity to write acrostic, quatrain, and couplet poems along with another, which they can choose. I have used this pack with great success in spring and summer where we would spend Friday afternoons going out to write poetry, however I am excited to have a go at it in winter too! It is very therapeutic for both the children and the teacher. Contents: - Scrapbook cover - Blank scrapbook cover (where they can draw their own) - ‘Beautiful Birds’ language ideas - ‘Beautiful Birds’ acrostic poem sheet - ‘Magical Mini-Beasts’ language ideas - ‘Magical Mini-Beats’ quatrain poem sheet (aabb rhyming pattern) - ‘Vibrant Views’ language ideas - ‘Vibrant Views’ quatrain poem sheet (abab rhyming pattern) - ‘Wonderful Weather’ language ideas - ‘Wonderful Weather’ couplet poem sheet - Free poem sheet (the children choose the form and subject for their poem) -----------------------------------

Summer is a wonderful time of year when nature is blooming. This can be a fantastic opportunity to look at poetry and description. These lessons will get your students looking descriptive language and adjectives to describe the world around them through an acrostic poem. They will look at adjectives and other descriptive techniques to describe summer before writing their own acrostic poems. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!