This term we have enjoyed getting outside every week to take part in outdoor learning. We started the term with a senses/spring walk through the school grounds. We listened carefully to hear the sound of the trees moving in the wind as well as the lovely sound of the birds. We enjoyed smelling all the different flowers and plants and we were surprised that some of the leaves that looked soft turned out to be quite rough when we touched them.
Later in the term, we used the wildlife area to help us with our writing tasks. We made potions and then wrote instructions on how to make a potion. We also used our imagination to come up with some great ideas of what the potion could do!
We also used the wildlife area to help us write nature poems, we focussed on finding adjectives to describe what we could see. Our outside space was not just used for literacy tasks we also used it to create wonderful nature art. Everyone enjoyed finding leaves, twigs and flowers to create wonderful masterpieces.
We even managed to get some of our maths completed outside when we were measuring in metres and centimetres.
On our last visit to the wildlife area, we used the area to help us set a scene for our last piece of writing. We took Lego figures with us and found all sorts of different adventures for them. This was a great activity, which we all enjoyed.
During our outdoor activities, we have been learning the skills of focusing, adapting, creativity, curiosity and collaborating.
Pupil comments:
Focusing – ‘We had to think about what we needed for what we were doing.’
Adapting – ‘We had to adapt to the wildlife area to find the right spot for our Lego characters.’
Creativity – ‘We were all working hard and being creative, making potions and making Lego scenes.’
Curiosity – ‘We had to check if the place would work for our Lego character.’ ‘We had to go and find things for our nature picture.’
Collaborating – ‘We had to find exactly the right pieces to make our nature art.’
‘It was fun doing the Lego scenes.’
‘It’s exciting going outside ’cause you can learn loads of stuff.’
‘Doing activities outside is calm.’
‘Being outside is probably the best.’
