Happy Friday, all! Another week has been and gone again. We hope you are all continuing to do well. Looking ahead to next week, we have a collaborative Eco Schools webinar open to all practitioners across the SWEIC. This webinar is the first in a series which will support and upskill staff to complete the Eco Schools process for the benefit of the whole school community and the environment. So, if you are looking for some info/help/advice on your Eco Schools journey, then this is the webinar for you.

This webinar and all in the series will be delivered on Google meet on Wednesdays starting at 4pm. You can find further information, the series of dates and joining links here: Webinar links

Lots of us are wishing we could get out on adventures just now, and while that is still limited for the time being, we can still use our imaginations! We have put together two adventure story writing activities, focusing on developing use of descriptive language, which are suitable for First Level learners but could be differentiated to suit Second Level.

To support your remote teaching and learning, we have also created two Sways to supplement the activity and which can be shared with pupils: Create your own story

It is Wednesday today, which means it is newsletter day! Our latest issue should have landed in your inbox this morning, if you are signed up! It is full of ideas and resources this week to support you on your remote learning journey, including, new Sway resources for literacy, ideas to mark the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and more!

You can view the newsletter and any issues you have missed here: http://ow.ly/mmcF50DiPXO

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As always, please browse our website to find all of our lesson plans, activities and resources, and please get in touch if there is anything else we can do to support you.

Happy Burns Night! Remember, we have created a literacy outdoors resource with Burns themed activities to help you celebrate, including letter hunts, street name hunts and acrostic poems, perfect for use on daily walks! The activities can be easily differentiated to suit all levels of learners: Celebrate Burns Outdoors!

Our Exploring Symmetry remote learning activity uses natural materials and materials found around the home to create symmetrical patterns and pictures. It can be differentiated to suit Early, First and Second Level Experiences and Outcomes and photographs of completed work can be taken and shared.

Visit our webpage for more information: Explore Symmetry

If you like the look of this activity, you can find it and more in our weekly newsletter, sign up: Newsletter Sign Up

You can also find a whole range of remote learning activities and resources on our website: LOST Website

It’s Friday again! Looking ahead to next week, we have a fantastic free webinar on “Developing your school grounds for learning” with Carolyn McFarlane.

We all know that OL should be a regular and frequent experience for the young people we work with. In the past year we have become especially aware of the importance of utilising the spaces we have within the school estate. Looking ahead to the return to school, this is a good time to start planning the changes that we can make that will help develop stimulating and engaging outdoor spaces for learning within our own school grounds.

This webinar will be on Tuesday 26th January at 4-5pm on Google Meet. You can find the link for this webinar and find out more about our upcoming sessions here: LOST Webinars

It is almost Burns Night! To celebrate, we have created a literacy outdoors resource with Burns themed activities, perfect for use on daily walks. The activities can be easily differentiated to suit all levels of learners and include letter hunts, acrostic poems and street name searches: Daily Walk: Burns Night

This activity and many more can be found in our newsletter. Make sure you are signed up by following this link: Newsletter Sign Up

Check out our past newsletters for any remote learning activities you may have missed, here: Past Newsletters

It is almost time for our weekly newsletter! This outdoor workout remote learning activity is a taster of what you will find in it this week.

Creating your own outdoor workout will help you to maintain your fitness and could become part of your weekly or even daily routine. We have shared some suggestions of activities that learners working at First and Second level could do to get started and a worksheet that they could use to record their workouts. Pupils could encourage others in their household to join in or could share workouts virtually with their peers. Find out more here: Outdoor Workout

Don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter here: Newsletter Sign Up

And remember we have a whole range of remote learning activities on our website: Learning at Home

We hope you had a nice weekend and are feeling ready for another week of remote learning.

We have a whole range of resources right here on our website ready for you to use with your classes or for your own professional development.

Learning at Home – lesson plans and activities across all 8 curricular areas, ready to be used or adapted to your setting.

Professional Development – lots of different types of CPD options that can be done remotely and are suitable for any point in your outdoor learning journey

Webinars – we have lots of webinars coming up every Tuesday evening for the next few weeks.  First up this Tuesday is a session on making the most of your John Muir Award.

Newsletter Sign Up – and finally, join hundreds of other practitioners across the country in signing up for our newsletter which will share with you a weekly list of lessons, activities and resources to support outdoor learning with your class.

As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any of our team if you need support.