A page of links, books and organisations of interest
Websites to Look At
Outdoor Classroom Day
- Lots of information and ideas for celebrating the Outdoor Classroom Day in May.
RHS
Gardening ideas, bench marking, competitions, free seeds and the children's pages.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/gardening-children-schools
Growing Schools
Linking school growing to the real thing in the farming community.
Breathing Spaces
The BBC's archive of ideas and activities based outside.
First Aid for Children a great life skill and learn about the human body.
The Children's university has great animations explaining the seasons and more.
The Council for Outdoor Learning
Ideas, research papers, courses and inspiration to get outside.
Young Person's Trust for the Environment
Free talks, information sheets and advice.
The Wellcome Trust are Science and Engineering Week sponsors - loads of science resources.
The Crest Awards are science plans that teachers can just grab and go with. www.creststar.org/creststar/outdoors-active
Creative Star Learning
Lesson plans, ideas, courses and great twitter feed.
Books to Read
The Power of Outdoor Learning by Chris Trwoga - a fantastic resource book packed with ideas for outdoor activities.
The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv - an academic insight into the reason for taking children outside to learn.
Creative Games in Group Work by Robin Dyes - a long standing book of team starters lots of good ideas for in and outside with many different themes.