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Outdoor Learning Resources

With many thanks to School Outdoor Learning for contributing these wonderful pages - Please visit their portal page and website for more information
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Ice Art - Early Years / Ks1; Art and Design
Ice Eggs - Ks2; English
Here comes the sun (dial!) - Ks2 & 3; Geography / Science
​Saying Goodbye - Ks2 / Ks3; Computing / Literacy


The Woodland Trust: 
Nature Detectives www.naturedetectives.org.uk 
Schools (lists all learning opportunities including free sapling packs for schools)
www.naturedetectives.org.uk/schools 
Green Tree Schools Award www.naturedetectives.org.uk/schools/award  
Ancient Tree Hunt  www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk 
Forestry Commission:
Woodland Learning  www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland 
Key partner in Forest Education (Forest Schools) www.foresteducation.org/ 

Other organisations:
Education Scotland, especially:
Outdoor Learning www.educationscotland.gov.uk/outdoorlearning 
KS1–KS4 Growing Schools Garden Teacher Resource Pack (and much more!)
Available to down load from: www.growingschools.org.uk/Resources/ 
Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk/TeachingSpace 
Grounds for Learning Scotland www.ltl.org.uk/scotland/ 
RSPB Bird Identifier www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier 
Wildlife TV (in case it rains!) www.thewebbroadcastingcorporation.com 
Scottish Outdoor Access Code (primary and secondary resources)
www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/educationresources 
Creative Star Learning especially ‘I’m a Teacher get me Outside ’blog
www.creativestarlearning.co.uk/ 
Council for Learning Outside the Classroom 
www.lotc.org.uk/resources/research-category/    
EducationScotland
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/approaches/outdoorlearning/supportmaterials/resources/Research.asp    

Roger Greenaway www.reviewing.co.uk/research/links.htm    
Outdoor Ed Research and Evaluation Centre www.wilderdom.com/research.php

Books or resources packs (to buy)
Earth & Snow Walks by Steve Van Matre, The Institute for Earth Education UK
Sharing Nature with Children – Part I & II by Joseph Cornell, Deep Books
Nature’s Playground by Fiona Danks & Jo Schofield
Go Wild by Fiona Danks & Jo Schofield
Talking to the Earth by Gordon MacLellan
No Fear – Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society by Tim Gill
Natural Leaders: Environmental Games and Activities by The National Trust for
LOC Handbook by School Outdoor Learning  www.schooloutdoorlearning.com 
Arbojo Packs (for Teacher led team building) by School Outdoor Learning
Expansive Education by Guy Claxton, Bill Lucas and Ellen Spencer
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Children Learning Outside the Classroom by Sue Waite
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SOuL provide training and support to teachers, outdoor events for children and supply outdoor learning environments to schools. You can find out more on their partner page.
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Empty Classroom Day on the Friday 17th June 2017 is a day to celebrate and promote learning and play outside the classroom, and we want YOU to get involved!

Join schools from across the world in taking at least one class outdoors, and then see if you can get the rest of your year group outside or maybe your whole school can come out too!

Whether you plan to go bug hunting or pond dipping, teach maths with natural materials, or you want to see how inspired children are after an extended recess with lots of loose materials to play with, you'll be sure to see your playground or nearby open spaces in a whole new light.

There are inspirational lesson plans, missions to excite your children (and you) and guidance written by experts from around the world to help make the day easy. Click on the logo to sign-up to this wonderful event!
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Thursday 6th October 2016: 
Outdoor Classroom Day is a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom, and we want YOU to get involved! Join schools from across the world in taking at least one class outdoors for one lesson, and then celebrate how important your playtime is too!

Outdoor Classroom Day builds on the UK’s Empty Classroom Day and is backed by Unilever’s Dirt is Good movement. It’s a GLOBAL campaign, so there will be loads of opportunities to share experiences with other schools around the world!
Check out the Resources section for inspirational lesson plans, posters and advice on how to make Outdoor Classroom Day a huge success – and ideas to sustain outdoor play and learning all year round.
We’re looking for organisations that are keen to help us lead Outdoor Classroom Day in various countries around the world. Interested? Get in touch.
Sign up to take part and help us build a movement that gets children outdoors to play and learn every day!

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