Educating Outside

Description

Educating Outside

Curriculum-linked outdoor learning ideas for primary teachers

Helen Porter (Author)

Description

Although the benefits of learning outside are well documented and more and more teachers are heading out (post-pandemic) to teach their classes, outdoor activities often decline as children progress through their education. There are many reasons for this: lack of time in the curriculum, lack of training, lack of teacher confidence, or simply lack of inspiration. Educating Outside contains a bank of outdoor learning ideas that can be used to enhance and enrich your classes’ learning experiences across the curriculum; including in science, history, geography, art and design, English and maths.

Each lesson idea is linked to a specific programme of study and outlines required resources, links to soft skills, cross-curricular opportunities, and a broad lesson plan with suggested outcomes and photos. All the ideas take place within the school grounds themselves, which means plenty of opportunities to try out new activities without lengthy risk assessments, extra time and additional expense.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. Outdoor Learning in Practice
2. Science Outdoors
3. History Outdoors
4. Geography Outdoors
5. Art and Design Outdoors
6. English Outdoors
7. Maths Outdoors
Final thoughts
Bibliography and useful links
Index

Product details

Published        22 Mar 2018

Format             Paperback

Edition             1st

Extent               136

ISBN                 9781472946294

Imprint            Bloomsbury Education

Dimensions     246 x 189 mm

Publisher         Bloomsbury Publishing