You've got fifteen minutes before lunch. The class is restless, it's finally stopped raining, and you're not about to start something you can't finish.
That's what this is for.
Two print-ready sheets, 84 outdoor maths activities, every one of them fifteen minutes or less — and every one labelled with how long it actually takes. Five minutes, ten, or fifteen. Find your topic, find your age group, find the number that fits the gap you've got. Then go outside.
No lesson to write. No resources to print or cut. Nothing to buy. Every activity uses what's already under your feet — sticks, stones, leaves, conkers, a bit of chalk and a puddle if you're lucky.
What's included
- Sheet 1 — Ages 3–7 (Early Years, Year 1, Year 2 / EYFS & KS1): counting & number, add & subtract, number bonds, shape, measure, pattern & sorting, position & direction.
- Sheet 2 — Ages 7–12 (Year 3–4, Year 5, Year 6–7 / lower & upper KS2): number & place value, multiply & divide, fractions & decimals, measure, shape & angles, coordinates & position, data & averages.
- 84 activities in total — two per box, each with its own timing.
- Print-ready A4 PDF, landscape, built to live on your planning wall or clipboard.
Why teachers love it
- Timed, so you can trust it. Every activity says 5, 10 or 15 minutes. No guessing, no starting something you can't finish.
- Genuinely no-prep. Natural loose parts and chalk. That's the whole resource list.
- Perfect for the gaps — brain breaks, early finishers, the last twenty minutes on a Friday, or the moment the sun comes out.
- Real maths, not just fresh air. Every box maps to a core curriculum strand from EYFS through upper KS2.
- Built by a forest school leader and primary teacher — activities that work with a real class outside, not just on paper.
How to use it
Print both sheets, keep them where you plan. When a gap appears, scan the grid, pick a time, take them out. Ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, forest school leaders and home educators.
Fifteen minutes outside beats forty minutes of wriggling. Every time.
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You've got fifteen minutes before lunch. The class is restless, it's finally stopped raining, and you're not about to start something you can't finish.
That's what this is for.
Two print-ready sheets, 84 outdoor maths activities, every one of them fifteen minutes or less — and every one labelled with how long it actually takes. Five minutes, ten, or fifteen. Find your topic, find your age group, find the number that fits the gap you've got. Then go outside.
No lesson to write. No resources to print or cut. Nothing to buy. Every activity uses what's already under your feet — sticks, stones, leaves, conkers, a bit of chalk and a puddle if you're lucky.
What's included
Why teachers love it
How to use it
Print both sheets, keep them where you plan. When a gap appears, scan the grid, pick a time, take them out. Ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, forest school leaders and home educators.
Fifteen minutes outside beats forty minutes of wriggling. Every time.
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