The sound map is an excellent activity to get students actively listening to the sounds around them as they explore this fascinating topic. It also provides...
Character Description Activity - Story Writing - Figurative Language (7 - 12)
This activity gets students to use their imagination to change things they can find outside into weird and wonderful creations. It can be used really effectively...
In this Halloween themed activity your class must hide words on spooky cards that make up a secret message around your school / outdoor space and mark...
This outdoor poetry activity encourages students to create sensory-based poems inspired by your outdoor space.
Teaching Structure:
Take students outside...
Fact and Opinion Activity - Race Cards- Non-Fiction Text
This is a fun and active way to get students thinking carefully about the difference between facts and opinions as part of your non-fiction texts topic....
Facts and Opinions Outdoor Writing Activity: Non-Fiction Text
This outdoor 'Facts and Opinions' activity is perfect as a starter or main exercise for lessons on non-fiction texts. It encourages students to think critically...
Decomposition & Environmental Science Investigation - Materials And Their Properties
This activity explores the decomposition rates of both natural and man-made objects. Students will make predictions before placing the items onto a large...
Measurement Math Investigation - Averages & Division - How Fast Can You Run?
This is a great physical outdoor math investigation that looks at measuring, averages, and division. For this activity students will measure out a running...
Gravity STEM Challenge - Forces and Motion - The Water Race
This outdoor STEM challenge engages students in teamwork as they explore the forces and motion topic, with a particular focus on gravity. Their challenge...
This is a fun physical education lesson or brain break. The first lesson will take a little more time, however, once students know what they are doing...
Exploring the outdoors and rhyming go together perfectly. Your class will learn about word structures and rhyming while talking part in this fun physical...
Temperature and Weather Investigation - Monitoring Temperature
This weather and seasons investigation engages students in observing changes in temperature throughout the day. It’s an excellent cross-curricular science...
Leaf Percentages: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions Activity
Engage your students in a hands-on activity that combines sorting leaves with learning about percentages, fractions, and decimals. This outdoor activity...
Get your class engaged with your forces and motion topic from the very start with this exciting outdoor science scavenger hunt activity. It’s also a...
Tree Poetry Lesson - Outdoor Writing - Descriptive Writing
This poetry and description activity is designed to get students thinking creatively about trees, looking at their features closely and starting to personify...
Outdoor scales provide a fun and hands-on way to teach students about measuring weight and comparing objects. Students can build their own simple outdoor...
These 10 outdoor STEM activities are perfect as a stand-alone outdoor team building activity or as a team builder at the start or end of year.
This pack...
For this 'instructions' writing activity students will create a treasure hunt for their partner to follow. They will hide an object (name tag, stone with...
Energy is present everywhere, both inside and outside of us, and your students will discover this through an exciting and hands-on lesson. Perfect as an...
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Age 10-12 - Outdoor Lessons
Outdoor Lesson Ideas for Teachers
Sound and Hearing Mapping Activity
The sound map is an excellent activity to get students actively listening to the sounds around them as they explore this fascinating topic. It also provides...
Free Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Character Description Activity - Story Writing - Figurative Language (7 - 12)
This activity gets students to use their imagination to change things they can find outside into weird and wonderful creations. It can be used really effectively...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Secret Code Coordinates - Halloween Themed
In this Halloween themed activity your class must hide words on spooky cards that make up a secret message around your school / outdoor space and mark...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Outdoor Poetry Activity - Senses Poetry
This outdoor poetry activity encourages students to create sensory-based poems inspired by your outdoor space. Teaching Structure: Take students outside...
Free Downloadages 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Fact and Opinion Activity - Race Cards- Non-Fiction Text
This is a fun and active way to get students thinking carefully about the difference between facts and opinions as part of your non-fiction texts topic....
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Facts and Opinions Outdoor Writing Activity: Non-Fiction Text
This outdoor 'Facts and Opinions' activity is perfect as a starter or main exercise for lessons on non-fiction texts. It encourages students to think critically...
Free Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Decomposition & Environmental Science Investigation - Materials And Their Properties
This activity explores the decomposition rates of both natural and man-made objects. Students will make predictions before placing the items onto a large...
Free Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Measurement Math Investigation - Averages & Division - How Fast Can You Run?
This is a great physical outdoor math investigation that looks at measuring, averages, and division. For this activity students will measure out a running...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Gravity STEM Challenge - Forces and Motion - The Water Race
This outdoor STEM challenge engages students in teamwork as they explore the forces and motion topic, with a particular focus on gravity. Their challenge...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Secret Code Fitness Trail
This is a fun physical education lesson or brain break. The first lesson will take a little more time, however, once students know what they are doing...
Free Downloadages 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Non-Fiction Writing Activity - Insects / Mini-Beasts
Imagine Insects on Social Media—Now They Can! Your class will dive into the world of insects by creating a ‘bugbook’ page for their chosen insect....
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Nature Rhymes & Poetry
Exploring the outdoors and rhyming go together perfectly. Your class will learn about word structures and rhyming while talking part in this fun physical...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Temperature and Weather Investigation - Monitoring Temperature
This weather and seasons investigation engages students in observing changes in temperature throughout the day. It’s an excellent cross-curricular science...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Leaf Percentages: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions Activity
Engage your students in a hands-on activity that combines sorting leaves with learning about percentages, fractions, and decimals. This outdoor activity...
Free Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Forces and Motion Outdoor Challenge Cards
Get your class engaged with your forces and motion topic from the very start with this exciting outdoor science scavenger hunt activity. It’s also a...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Tree Poetry Lesson - Outdoor Writing - Descriptive Writing
This poetry and description activity is designed to get students thinking creatively about trees, looking at their features closely and starting to personify...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Outdoor Measuring Activity - Weight & Capacity - Outdoor Scales
Outdoor scales provide a fun and hands-on way to teach students about measuring weight and comparing objects. Students can build their own simple outdoor...
Free Downloadages 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Onomatopoeia Poetry Activity
This engaging poetry activity immerses students in the sounds of nature while exploring onomatopoeia. They’ll listen, create their own sounds, and...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
STEM Outdoor Challenge Cards | Outdoor Science Activities
These 10 outdoor STEM activities are perfect as a stand-alone outdoor team building activity or as a team builder at the start or end of year. This pack...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Instruction Writing Lesson | Treasure Hunt | Non-Fiction
For this 'instructions' writing activity students will create a treasure hunt for their partner to follow. They will hide an object (name tag, stone with...
Free Downloadages 7-9, 10-12
Forms of Energy Lesson - Energy Detectives
Energy is present everywhere, both inside and outside of us, and your students will discover this through an exciting and hands-on lesson. Perfect as an...
Premium Downloadages 7-9, 10-12