Outdoor reading and writing activities to take your Phase 2 phonics sessions outside into nature! This pack contains 11 different activities to use in your phonics planning. All lesson plans are designed to be delivered outdoors, require minimal resources and offer differentiated activities. The most cost effective way to access our lesson plans is with a subscription to our Outdoor Planning Hub. Visit our website to find out more.

A document showing the progression of skills in all of the different areas of outddoors continuous provision, breaking down how each activity area links to the 7 areas of learning and what the intended learning experience is. A good document new to anyone in EYFS or a visitor to EYFS to understand why we have continuous provision and the learning opportunities each area provides. (16 page document)

A set of 25 Outdoor Learning worksheets for KS1 children. The worksheets cover Maths, English, Science, Art, PE, Topic activities and can be completed over several outdoor sessions. Children will enjoy going on shape hunts, creating their own story about a lost suitcase, looking at and drawing the clouds and many more activities. These worksheets will encourage lots of discussion and are ideal for taking the classroom outside.

Photographs to inspire children to learn mathematically outside. Brilliant for staff new to EYFS and children alike.

This activity develops letter recognition and fine motor skills as your class complete task cards by making letters of the alphabet out of natural materials.Each card comes with visual aids to support learners. You can give out these cards and ask your class to create the suggested word using the natural material depicted in the card. You can also create your own activities using these cards. Contents: A – Z letter art cards

A simple, child-friendly, worksheet that can be put on a clipboard and sent with a group to encourage some child-initiated writing or done with an adult as part of an adult-led activity.

**can be used ALL year round! It's Winter, NO, that does not mean you should be searching for indoor activities - of course, yes, there needs to be indoor learning but PLEASE, make sure you take your students outside in Winter. I have compiled 110 task cards and games for Winter Outdoor Learning! The cards are split - yellow are TASKS and green are GAMES. You can laminate these and loop them with a key ring hoop for extra durability or you can use a plain old grip. I have them in a big bin and the children choose one card every week for the following week (just incase prep is needed!) These task cards cover ALL areas of the curriculum. They include; science, geography, understanding the world, literacy, art and maths. 110 Task Cards - you can choose ONE a day!! :)

This is a fun activity to get your little ones counting to 10 as well as being creative while exploring the natural world. They will collect a specified number of leaves and stick them on a piece of paper to make their artistic master piece. You can then laminate these and they can be used as their very own visual number line. For best results print the sheets onto A3 paper and get the children to collect small leaves so they easily fit into the boxes. 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 fantastic activity to get your students exploring the smells of nature while thinking about adjectives. Give each student or pair a tub to take outside. Get them to collect and crush (using a stone or hands) flowers and leaves and put them in the tub to make their very own scent tubs. Once they’ve made their scent tubs, get them to complete the activity sheet where they’ll draw whats in their tub and write adjectives around the outside to describe what they can see and smell. This resource contains two activity sheets, one with a word bank and one without. ** Equipment needed:** Tubs Activity sheets 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 unit of 5 planned outdoor learning/forest school sessions for EYFS. The children will explore the natural world around them and create art using natural materials. They will be encouraged to interact with the outdoors, giving them freedom to touch, smell and hear the natural world around them during hands-on experiences. Each session has two adult focus activities and a range of enhanced provision ideas. The planning overview below includes five learning sessions with the following focus/themes: To use our imagination – a stick is not just a stick! To create a self-portrait using natural materials To explore the flora in the environment and make a nature crown To explore leaves through printing To use natural objects to create a home/shelter for an animal I am an EYFS Lead within a primary school in North East England with several years of experience teaching across the foundation stage. I have a passion for outdoor learning and I am a qualified Level 3 Forest School Leader. Through outdoor learning, I offer the children within my setting regular opportunities to develop confidence, self-esteem and knowledge of the world around them through hands-on experiences within the natural world. To promote a life-long love of reading and to build vocabulary and language comprehension, each of the outdoor learning sessions I deliver is taught through a linked story.

Perfect for in school activities or home learning too. A visual and varied Powerpoint detailing a range of activities to do in the great outdoors using nature. Clear for children to understand and easily adaptable. Can link to particular topics. I used these activities during weekly lunch time ‘Nature Detective’ club and they were very popular. Having fun outside is the best way to learn. Enjoy!

This is an easy risk assessment to use.

A range of different outdoor activities for KS1 children. Hopefully these are some ideas that you can use while you are at home!

A list of simple activity ideas for nurseries doing outdoor / forest school sessions. Activities range from appropriate for babies / toddlers up to EYFS.

This booklet provides practitioners with a range of fun and engaging weather related activities for outdoor learning, across the curriculum. It also provides ideas for a range of resources that can be collated to create weather boxes. These are boxes full of resources that lend themselves to a particular type of weather. Once made, the boxes can be accessed at a moments notice, to ensure that children make the most of all that the elements have to offer. This booklet contains ideas for resources and activities for the following types of weather: Rainy days Windy days Sunny days Foggy days Snowy days

This 13 page resource provides numerous ideas for fun, exciting literacy activities outdoors, including a large number of movement based phonics games which can adapted for use across all phonics phases. Ideas for reading and writing outside are included and highlighted in the planning example. Advice on how to best utilize your outdoor area, to provide children with purposeful reading and writing opportunities, is also included. There is list of outdoor literacy resources provided and advice on how this can best be stored to ensure ease of access.

Perfect for in school activities or home learning too. A fun packed document detailing a range of activities to do in the great outdoors using nature. Clear for children to understand because of colourful visuals and easily adaptable to age ranges. Can link to particular topics. I used these activities during weekly lunch time ‘Nature Detective’ club and they were very popular. Having fun outside is the best way to learn. Enjoy!