Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Outdoor Learning (Classroom Gems)

Description

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching outside of the primary classroom.   Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons. Cover Contents Introduction Acknowledgements About the author Publisher’s acknowledgements Chapter 1 Outdoor Learning and Organisation Learning Outdoors Safely Outdoor Classroom Outdoor Kit Bag Teaching Outdoors Tips The Countryside Rules Nature Log Field Guide – Birds Field Guide – Minibeasts Field ­Guide­–­Trees Field Guide – Wild Animals Chapter 2 Art & DT Camping Creations Animal Feeders Animal Masks Kite Making Leaf Rubbing Living Willow Structures Mirror Making Nature Collage Nature Mobile Nature Photography Nature Sculptures Outdoor Chair Seasons Pictures Shelter Making Stick Insects Sticky Pictures The Big Picture Tree House Wind Chime Withy Sculptures Chapter 3 English Drama Garden Language Bingo Nature Guide Book Outdoor Poetry Outdoor Storytime Post It Chapter 4 Humanities Anemometer Explorers and Adventurers Farm Visit Making Tracks Nature Treasure Hunt Orienteering Rain Gauge Weather Report Wind Vane Woodland Layers Chapter 5 Maths Buried Treasure Compass Jumping How Old is your Tree? Leafy Lesson Ordering Nature Outdoor Patterns Tall Trees Time Out Transport Survey Weather Analysis Chapter 6 Music Nature Music Shaker Maker Sound Walk Chapter 7 PSHE & Citizenship All Aboard Blindfold Journeys Campfire Journey Stick Outdoor Circle Games Parachute Ball Games Parachute Movement Games Pass the Stick Survival The Memory Game Outdoor Improvements Chapter 8 Science Acorn Planting Animal Partners Animal Tracks Bird’s Nest Learning about Leaves Nature Bingo Planting and Growing Sweep Net What am I? What’s Underneath? Index of activities