Taking Maths Outdoors with your Child
This booklet introduces some games and activities you can play with young children when out and about together to encourage learning new maths skills in the wonderful outdoors. This resource was created by Dumfries and Galloway OWL Group.
Taking Literacy Outdoors with Your Child
Activities and ideas for early years settings, parents and carers of children to inspire and help develop literacy skills in young children using the wonderful natural environment. This resource was created by Dumfries and Galloway OWL Group.
Ogham
Using the ancient tree alphabet in outdoor learning. In this resource the Ogham alphabet, letters and calendar is explained further along with a range of fun activities to run with participants. Activities includes writing your name in Ogham, writing a secret message, Orien-tree-ing game and several more. A breakdown of leaning context across the curriculum is also included.
Sustainable Site Management. Toileting and Nappies
Staff from Willow Den Nursery talk through options for nappy changing and using potties in the outdoors. To view this video please click HERE.
Sustainable Site Management- Fire and Cooking Part 2.
Earthtime Forest Nursery staff and children demonstrate the many benefits to having fires within outdoor settings. Safety aspects are covered as a key component of this activity but also important lifelong learning elements such as sustainability, cooking and responsibility. To view this video please click HERE.
Sustainable Site Management- Eating Outdoors
Earthtime’s staff share tips on how to manage snacks and food in the outdoors. Setting up of snack/ meals areas, storage of food and handwashing, ideas for fussy eaters and composting left-over food and food waste is also covered. To access this video please click HERE.
Sustainable Site Management- Foraging- Food and Resouces
Earthtime’s Forest School Nursery staff discuss the benefits of having easily accessible food and resources (gardens/ foraging) close to outdoor learning sites. Click HERE to visit this video on the OWL Scotland YouTube Channel.
Sensory Woodland Stories- Gaelic translation
Gaelic translation-. A range of simple and inspiring education story resources for children with complex additional needs. Scripts and suggested props to allow for extra engagement and flexibility to suit the children you are working with. The Storytelling Tips and Origins resource accompanies these cards and provides tips to enhance the experience for those involved. This also provides background information on the origins of the stories.
Ash Dieback- Tree pest and Disease Series
Information sheet on Ash Dieback including images, impact, spread, symptoms and outcomes.
Teachers Learning Pack- Carbon Footprint
This Learning Pack has been created to provide teachers will engaging tasks to educate children about fossil fuel and carbon footprints. Included in this pack is an Activity plan, Worksheets and Resource Cards. All three resources can also be downloaded separately.
Teachers Learning Pack- Carbon storage calculator
This Learning Pack has been created to provide teachers will engaging tasks to educate children and help them calculate carbon storage. Included in this pack is an Activity plan, Worksheets and Resource Cards. All three resources can also be downloaded separately.
This activity plan highlights the importance of sustainably managing our natural resources, focusing
on the important role trees have as a carbon store; absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
through photosynthesis
Teachers Learning Pack- Woodland Management
How a tree works activity plan-
This activity plan highlights the importance of sustainably managing our natural resources focussing
on trees and their systems function
The woodland management tree cycle-
This activity plan highlights the importance of sustainably managing our natural resources, focusing
on the life cycle of trees and the cycle of sustainable woodland management