Pupils had asked to do art outside for outdoor learning. So we took cloth and stones outdoors and used natural dye from flowers and leaves to dye the cloth into symmetrical patterns.
Pupil voice ‘wow look at those colours the purple is so bright’
‘This one is vibrant pink’
Pupil Voice:
‘This is the bonfire, wir needing some more rocks to go aroond it.’
‘We are need a fire lighter… we dunna have one lets use two sticks and rub them together’.
‘We can grab onto this with both hands and left our feet up and swing across to the other side’.
‘I am like a koala in the tree, hanging down from my arms and legs’.
Lots of role play in the wildlife area today, bonfire and den making as well as creating games in the trees. When it rained we hid in the den of trees and read the story ‘Where the wild things are’ then we revised our phonics sounds and blended some sounds to read words.
Primary 1A really enjoyed their first experience of outdoor learning in the wildlife area.
We are focusing on enjoying risky play safely, pupils enjoyed tree climbing, den building and scavenging. We are learning to dress appropriately for outdoor education which includes water proofs, high vis and welly boots. They decided on some key priorities: wear the right clothes, stay safe with your hands and feet, be kind to growing things, have fun and explore!
Pupil quotes about outdoor learning:
‘I love the smell of the grass and the trees’, ‘I loved climbing the tree, I felt like an explorer’ ‘being outside makes me feel happy inside!’.
