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Outdoor Learning and Play Charity | Learning through Landscapes

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Learning through Landscapes is the leading UK charity dedicated to outdoor learning and play for children across the world.

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1. Start Small and Build Confidence - Begin with short, simple activities. Ease yourself and your class into outdoor learning gradually.

2. Know Your Space - Familiarise yourself with the outdoor area and assess it for safety, boundaries, and learning opportunities.

3. Plan with Flexibility - Have a learning goal in mind, but be prepared to adapt to weather, distractions, or unexpected teachable moments.

4. Set Clear Expectations - Establish routines and behaviour guidelines, just like you would in the classroom.

5. Dress for the Weather - Encourage suitable clothing and footwear. Have a plan for managing muddy or wet gear.

6. Make Learning Active and Hands-On - Use the environment to engage students through movement, exploration, and natural materials.

7. Think Across the Curriculum - Outdoor learning can support literacy, numeracy, art, science, and more. Be creative with your planning.

8. Encourage Student Involvement - Let pupils help lead, plan, or reflect on activities. This builds ownership and enthusiasm.

9. Reflect and Review - Always debrief after the session. What worked? What did students learn? What could be improved?

10. Enjoy It! - Outdoor learning is meant to be joyful, messy, and inspiring. Embrace the fun and the freedom it offers.

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Open Your Camera and Start Seeking!

Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek camera to see if it knows!

Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area. Scan the environment with the Seek Camera to identify organisms using the tree of life. Add different species to your observations and learn all about them in the process! The more observations you make, the more badges you'll earn!

Kid-Safe and Fun for Families

No registration is involved, and no user data is collected.

Seek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist.

Our image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.

This is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together.

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Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek camera to see if it knows! Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area.

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In 2021, The Eco-Schools Green Flag with Merit/Distinction awards launched for those schools, colleges and nurseries who go beyond the Eco-Schools Seven Step criteria.

The cost to apply for an Eco-Schools Green Flag with Merit or Distinction remains the same (£200+VAT), and whilst successful applicants receive the same Eco-Schools Green Flag, certificates reflect the Merit/Distinction award and recipients can also use the Eco-Schools with Merit/Distinction logo.
Renewing the Eco-Schools Green Flag Accreditation
The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an annual accreditation meaning schools, colleges or nurseries need to renew every year to retain their Eco-Schools Green Flag status. The reasons for this are as follows:

It aligns the Eco-Schools programme with the academic year.

Environmental education and youth-led action has more chance of becoming an embedded part of a school, nursery, or college.

More young people have the chance to participate in and benefit from the Eco-Schools.

The Eco-Schools Team can highlight and celebrate the achievements of young people annually on a national scale.

Schools renewing their Eco-Schools Green Flag are generally expected to build on their achievements the previous academic year, generally using the same step process. However, the application process for those renewing accreditation is streamlined, the seven step criteria is slightly altered, and applicants can choose to receive a dated plaque instead of a new Eco-Schools Green Flag. The cost to renew an Eco-Schools Green Flag remains £200+VAT.

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In 2021, The Eco-Schools Green Flag with Merit/Distinction awards launched for those schools, colleges and nurseries who go beyond the Eco-Schools Seven Step criteria. The cost to apply for an Eco-Schools Green Flag with Merit or Distinction remains the same (£200+VAT), and whilst successful applicants receive the same Eco-Schools Green Flag, certificates reflect the Merit/Distinction award and recipients can also use the Eco-Schools with Merit/Distinction logo.

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Take part in the Green Tree Schools Award

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Join 13,000 schools on our free award scheme.

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Loose Parts Play - poster - Play Scotland

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Climate Ready School Grounds explores using school grounds to address the impacts of climate change whilst creating outdoor environments that support learning and play. The project offers a suite of resources to help schools, local authorities, and design professionals create climate ready school grounds.

If you are a teacher or educator, stay on this page to view and download resources to support you in planning and implementing changes to your school grounds. If you are a landscape architect, designer, or local authority, please visit the Architecture & Design Scotland website to find appropriate resources to support you in creating and adapting school grounds to be more climate ready.

Learn more about the Climate Ready School Grounds project below, or use the buttons to navigate to the educational resources, guidance on technical areas, and case studies.

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Climate Ready School Grounds - Learning through Landscapes

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Climate Ready School Grounds takes a collaborative approach to designing and creating outdoor spaces to tackle climate change in Scotland.

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Playtime Revolution - Learning through Landscapes

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A free self-led training resource about break and lunchtime supervision for schools and early years settings.Download the workbook and watch the accompanying videos on YouTube.

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Maths Week 2025: Wild Maths - Maths Week Scotland

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Maths Week Scotland will be back 22 September - 28 September 2025 with the theme Wild Maths, looking at maths in the natural world.

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RHS School Gardening Awards / RHS Gardening

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Discover our free teaching resources, online training courses and awards scheme, designed to nurture young minds and empower educators.

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*** This award comes at a cost to your school ***

Our engagement initiative, the John Muir Award, encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. Participants learn about the special attributes of wild places and the Award helps them Discover, Explore, Conserve and Share their experience of wild places.

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The John Muir Award encourages people to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. Learn more about how you can get involved here.

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The Ocean-Friendly Schools Award is a free, flexible programme designed to connect your pupils to the ocean and build their confidence in taking action to protect it. Whether you're a class, eco-group, or whole school, this award helps you explore key environmental issues and celebrate your contribution to marine conservation.

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Choose an action area from the options below, and work through a series of steps to achieve your award and become an accredited Ocean-Friendly School.

Each step includes an 'essential' task and a selection of 'optional' tasks, but there are detailed resources provided to help you.

You'll then need to submit evidence of completing the steps using our Surveymonkey form so that we can track and prove your progress. Once you've completed all the steps, you'll receive a physical award to display with pride!

Step 1: Explore the issue

Step 2: Evaluate your impact on the problem by collecting data

Step 3: Take action to improve the issue in the community

Step 4: Share what you've done and encourage others to change

You'll be connected up with one of our Ocean-Friendly Schools Champions who'll support you through the award, including delivering a launch assembly (online or in person if possible) to get your students interested and a celebration session once they've achieved their award.

You'll also receive a printed welcome pack of resources, including your guide to getting started, topic poster and wildlife poster.

The action areas to choose from are:

If your school is keen to get involved, register your interest using our online form and we'll be in touch soon.

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Credit: Billy Barraclough Choose an action area from the options below, and work through a series of steps to achieve your award and become an accredited Ocean-Friendly School. Each step includes an 'essential' task and a selection of 'optional' tasks, but there are detailed resources provided to help you.

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Sustainability and Climate Change Resources

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Sustainability and Climate Change Resources

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The calls to action from the Children’s Parliament were:

1. All children should have the chance to learn outdoors throughout the school year

2. Outdoor learning should be part of every school subject.

3. Adults in school and adults who decide what we learn, need to learn about the climate emergency too.

4. Children are passionate about climate change; their views, ideas and opinions should be included in how and what they learn about this subject.

5. Scottish Government should take urgent action to protect and respect trees and the natural environment.

6. Children and adults should have opportunities to work together on children’s rights, climate change and sustainability.

7. Scottish schools should have links to other schools around the world.

8. Schools should support children to take part in learning, protests and action on the climate emergency as part of global events.

9. Children and adults around the world should have their human rights respected. This means being able to live in a healthy, happy, and safe environment.

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Where Literacy meets outdoor learning and STEM to create rich experiences and outcomes around listening, talking, reading & writing.

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Learning Through Landscapes, Transition Ideas

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Learning Through Landscapes, Transition Ideas

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This sustainable development goal resource has been created by teachers, for teachers. Suggested STEM activities have been aligned to each of the SDGs. These have been designed to support learners understanding of each of the goals through a STEM context. To do this we have taken a progressive approach where we start with six of the SDGs, progressing to twelve at first level and covering all seventeen at second level. In addition, the resource exemplifies curriculum coverage as well as inter connectivity across SDGs.

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This sustainable development goal resource has been created by teachers, for teachers. Suggested STEM activities have been aligned to each of the SDGs. These have been designed to support learners understanding of each of the goals through a STEM context.

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Developed by Emma Brown, part of North Ayrshire STEM team, the STEM trails have been created to support practitioners to make connections between books and STEM outdoors.

Access the resources here or click on the images below to access each individual trail.

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Developed by Emma Brown, part of North Ayrshire STEM team, the STEM trails have been created to support practitioners to make connections between books and STEM outdoors. Access the resources here or click on the images below to access each individual trail.

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These outdoor STEM learning resources have been created by primary stem development officers across local authorities to provide suggested seasonal outdoor activities from early to second level.

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These outdoor STEM learning resources have been created by primary stem development officers across local authorities to provide suggested seasonal outdoor activities from early to second level.

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Outdoor Classroom Day is a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom, and we want YOU to get involved!

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Learning for Sustainability Outdoors Wakelet

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Welcome to the Outdoor Learning and Learning for Sustainability Wakelet from Education Scotland. This Wakelet is a collection of links to online resources to support outdoor learning and Learning for Sustainability These links could take you to the National Improvement Hub, Glow, Websites or YouTube.

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If there was only one item to get us through the long summer days, it would be Sidewalk Chalk for the win. Not only is it super inexpensive, but it's great for all ages and has unlimited play potential. And really, what's better than a "messy" activity with NO clean-up?!

We've pulled together our favorite sidewalk chalk ideas into an epic list of learning activities, games, imagination spark-ers, and get-them-active ideas that will keep your chalk repertoire fresh all summer long. Plus some totally cool interactive chalk art you don't want to miss!

So grab your box of chalk and head outside with your kids for hours of nonstop fun!
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links. To find out more, please see our disclosure policy. PIN for when summer time boredom strikes:

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

There's nothing that makes our kids run away faster than pulling out some oversized workbooks over summer break. We get it, the Summer Slide is a real thing, but instead of trying to get them to hunker down inside to "learn", try engaging them with these clever educational activities that all use, yep, you guessed it - chalk! Your kids will be having so much fun, they won't even realize they're learning.

Letters, Words + Reading

If you're looking to boost your child's knowledge of everything reading-related - whether that be letters, sounds, spelling or sight words, these chalk-based activities will have them perfecting their ABCs and at-in-me's in no time.

(1) Rainbow Chalk Tracing: This is a classic way to help your child learn how to write letters and words. First, take a piece of white chalk and write whatever you'd like your child to practice - it can range from upper and lowercase letters to sight words, numbers and their name. Then have them trace it with a few different colors of chalk. As they add more and more colors, they'll see a rainbow forming.

(3) Water Word Painting: If you're worried about the potential mess from the sidewalk paint for your littlest tikes - try this genius idea inspired from Toddler Approved: simply take a paintbrush and water to paint over the chalk instead.

(4) Rock Letters: Write large letters and have your kids use rocks (or try leaves, grass or whatever your kids can find!) to "trace" them (via And Next Comes L).

(6) Letter Sound Hide and Seek: Animals, Hide 'n' Seek and chalk - this game from The Letters of Literacy has it all and teaches kids to use letter sounds to determine where to place each animal. Super fun!

(7) Sidewalk Word Families Ladder: Encourage reading and movement using these genius word family ladders from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.

(8) Alphabet Grid: With this simple alphabet grid from Buggy and Buddy you can play a whole variety of interactive learning games.

(9) Sight Word Twister: How fun is this large scale version of Twister using sight words?! (via A Mom With A Lesson Plan)

(10) Letter Learning Trampoline Games: If you have a trampoline, take the chalk for a bounce and write the alphabet on it (don't worry, it'll wash off with the next rain). Then use these super engaging games from Hands On As We Grow to start the learning fun.

(11) Frog Hop Sight Words: Draw lily pads with sight words inside (or just letters for younger kids) and have them hop from pad to pad as you call out the words. They're learning and letting out some steam all at once! (via Mom Inspired Life)

(12) Finding Sight Words: Use cards and race against the clock like this sight word game from The Educators' Spin On It.

(13) Sight Words Bean Bag Toss: Write words (or letters) and then call them out - see if your kids can land a bean bag on the right word (via A Mom With A Lesson Plan).

(14) Upper & Lowercase Letter Match Up: Great for learning uppercase and lowercase letters - write a series of letters and then have your child draw a line between the matching pairs.

Carrot Patch Letter Spray: Write the letters you'd like your child to practice and draw a cute carrot around each one. Then arm your child with a watering can or spray bottle and give them instructions like "water the carrot that makes an 'ahhh' sound" or "get the carrot wet that has a 'P' on it".

Put Out The Fire Word Spray: For a slightly different version, (perfect if you have a firetruck lover!), put letters or words in flames, give your child a squirt gun or hose, and call out the instructions. Kids love this one!

Numbers, Counting + Math

Get your kids number savvy this summer with these inventive games that will teach them everything from number recognition to counting and math.

(1) Number Dice Match Up: Write numbers 1-6 in one column, and draw the 6 dice faces in another. Then task your kids to match each number with the corresponding die.

(2) Number Line Learning: Brush up on their counting and math with these fun games from Childhood Beckons, all involving a large scale chalk number line.

(3) Sidewalk Scoot: We love this game for slightly older kids inspired by The Primary Gal. Write various math equations on each sidewalk square - have them "scoot" along and write the answers on a piece of paper and then return to the start for the "judge" (you!) to check their work. If they have an answer incorrect, send them back to the beginning to go through the problems again until they find their mistake!

(5) Counting Maze: This is a super smart way for kids to learn number recognition and counting from Hands On As We Grow. Scale the numbers for your child's age and level (use 1-20 for younger kids; 20+ for older).

Colors, Shapes, Science + More

We're not done with learning yet! How about even more engaging chalk activities that will help your young'uns learn their colors and shapes, and your big kids to explore anatomy and astronomy - far out!

(1) Chalk Treasure Hunt: Write instructions for what your kids need to find including numbers, colors and other descriptive words (big/small, fat/thin, etc) then send them off on a fun adventure! (via Nurture Store).

(2) Nature Color Hunt: For younger kids, keep it simple and have them go hunting to find items that match your chalk colors.

(3) Shape Maze: This clever maze of shapes can be used for a number of interactive games that will have your kids discriminating a rectangle from a square in no time (via Creative Family Fun).

(5) Anatomy Word Match: Alternatively, list body parts besides the outline and have your child draw a line between the word and where the part is located on the body.

(6) Constellation Art: Introduce your kids to astronomy by creating replicas of constellations with rocks and chalk! (via Creekside Learning).

Imagination + Creativity Boosters

Fostering your child's imagination is just as important as teaching them their ABC's, and these fun chalk activities are sure to get their creative juices flowing.

(1) Playing with Shadows: If you've got a nice sunny day, take full advantage of it and get creative with these shadow games. First have your kids draw faces on each other's shadow (via A Little Learning For Two) - a great way to discuss emotions while having a good laugh!

(2) Next, trace the shadow (they'll love to make funny poses) and color it in - we love this Shadow Art from Rhythms of Play which uses chalk paint to make beautiful works of art.

(3) Dolly Dress Up: Trace their body and then have your child draw on clothes and accessories.

(4) Nature Mandala: Make a colorful mandala using natural items from around your yard - just look at the stunning outcome from Nurture Stone!

(5) Grid Drawings: We love this classic art activity taken to the next level. Take a photo or print out of your child's favorite characters and draw a grid over it. Make a large scale grid on your driveway with chalk and then have your kids copy what's in each square until the drawing is complete. (inspired by The Educators' Spin On It).

(7) Drive Thru Maze: Make a fun life-sized maze and navigate cars (or just yourself) through from start to finish (via Hands On As We Grow).

(8) Puddle Art: Rainy day? Throw on your raincoat and boots, find some puddles and make gorgeous watercolor-like art works like these from Lemon Lime Adventures. And if you're up for a little extra mess - let them splash through the colorful puddles after they're done!

(9) Chalk Dippers: Add a major punch of color to your creations by simply dipping the chalk in water (via Happy Hooligans).

(10) Exploding Sidewalk Chalk Baggies: Combine a science experiment with chalk and you'll make a beautiful piece de resistance that literally explodes with color. Your kids will beg for more! (via Growing A Jeweled Rose)

(11) Sports Court: Make a pretend court for tennis, volleyball or basketball, then get out the rackets and balls for a real match! (pic source unknown).

(12) Town & Roadway: Get artistic and draw a whole town and road system for your kid's matchbox cars like this incredible example from B-inspired Mama. Add a parking lot and construction site (with real rocks!) to up the playability even more.

Cozy Coupe Town: Now if you really want to amp it up a notch, take your Matchbox car town and super size it to become big enough for a Cozy Coupe. We used this ingenious tool featured in our Non-Toy Gift Guide to draw the roads (without breaking our back!) and included fun pit stops like a gas station, snack shack, toy store and parking lot. Your kids will have a ball puttering around and using their imagination at each stop.

Active Activities

Want your kids to blow off a little steam outside (hello, nap time guarantee!)? These activities will get their bodies moving, muscles engaging and hearts pumping.

(1) Long Jump: Draw a series of horizontal lines and challenge your kids to jump as far as they can, marking where they land. Then see if they can beat their farthest jump. Add variations like a running start, jumping backwards or on one foot to keep the fun going.

(2) Follow Me: Use active instructions for your kids to follow while navigating a custom course - we love this example from Matty Angel.

(3) Walk the Line: Test your child's balance, coordination and concentration just by drawing a line! (Pic via The Pinterested Parent)

(4) Line Stretch: Try drawing 2 lines and have them keep their feet on both...make the lines zig and zag so they have to stretch! Again our Walkie Chalkie came in mighty handy for this one.

Don't Step In The Hot Lava!: Test your child's coordination and balance by creating stepping stones across your driveaway. Challenge them to reach the safety base by hopping from one to the next without falling into the "hot lava"!

Bike/Scooter Course: Using our handy dandy Walkie Chalkie, we expanded on our Cozy Coupe town and drew a system of roads from one end of the driveway to the other, inviting kids to use their own form of transportation to get around the "town". We used plenty of twists and turns to make it more engaging, plus fun elements like traffic lights, stores and speed limits. This one gets their blood flowing, and their imagination soaring all at once!

Games

Breathe new life into some classic games by taking them outside and supersizing them with chalk!

(1) Sidewalk Checkers: Create a larger-than-life checker board with paper plate pieces like this one from Crayola.

(2) Hangman: A tried and true game that feels new again in this larger format (pic via Inner Child Fun).

(3) Memory: In this version, arrange an even number of paper plates on your driveway, then write pairs of letters or numbers underneath them. Have you kids take turns flipping over 2 plates at a time to try and find a match.

(4) Dots and Boxes: We love this great 2+ player game where you take turns connecting dots to try and create the most boxes (pic via Make and Takes).

(5) Target Practice: Draw a series of targets and give them various point values based on the size and distance from the start (the further away and smaller the target, the more points). Have your kids toss bean bags and tally up their points (math practice!). This would also be super fun on a hot day using water balloons like our favorite Bunch O' Balloons.

(6) Race Car Targets: Using the same targets as above, race any sort of vehicle from the start line to try and land on them to rack up points.

(8) Pictionary: Grab your Pictionary game and use some asphalt as your sketch pad!

SIDEWALK CHALK ART

How fun are these interactive works of art? Show your kids these incredible creations as your inspiration, and then try to replicate them or make up your own. They get a great art project, and you get a stellar photo - a win-win for everyone!

Stork ♥ Parachute (source unknown) ♥ Surfing (source unknown) ♥ Under The Sea ♥ Whale ♥ Astronaut (source unknown) ♥ Swings ♥ 1st Day of School ♥ Beanstalk ♥ Raining ♥ Magic Carpet (source unknown) ♥ USA Gymnastics ♥ Monkey ♥ Plant Attack

Dragon Slayer ♥ Crocodile ♥ Angel Baby (source unknown) ♥ Hanging The Stars ♥ Balloons ♥ Pirate ♥ 7 Year Old ♥ ♥ Monthly Baby Pic ♥ Diving Board (source unknown) ♥ ♥ Statue of Liberty with Fireworks ♥ ♥ Statue of Liberty

MUST HAVE CHALK ACCESSORIES

To extend the chalk fun even longer, try some of our favorite chalk and accessories:

Crayola Ultimate Washable Collection: This set of 64 includes an unbeatable variety of bold and vibrant chalk colors for an incredible value.

Walkie Chalkie: This clever chalk-holding device is a game changer for drawing long lines (think roads and hop scotch!) without bending down and doing the crab crawl.

Sidewalk Mandala Stencil: This oversized stencil from Alex Toys can be used to create these stunning mandalas.

Chalktivity Products: Chalktivity has really upped the game when it comes to chalk play - their Stomper Stamps, Bouncing Chalk Dots and Rainbow Jump Rope all use a special powdered chalk that is non-toxic and washable, but allows for imaginative new ways to play beyond the chalk stick.

We hope this list of incredible ideas helps open up a new world of possibilities for your chalk play this summer.

But before you head outside with chalk in hand, we'd love to have you join our What Moms Love community. We'll hook you up with all of our exclusive resources including our popular 10 Screen-Free Toys For Guaranteed Quiet Time (this is seriously a game changer mamas!), Holiday/Birthday Coupon Book for Kids and 35 Food Subs & Swaps for Healthy Family Meals. Just let us know where to send all your goodies!
What activity will be first on your list to try with your kids? Let us know your favorite chalk games or activities in the comments below - we'd love to hear from you.

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Take a creative photograph to represent different themes – the more innovative the better!

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Scottish Policies for Outdoor Learning and Play in Education

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Scottish Policies for Outdoor Learning and Play in Education

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Scottish policies for outdoor learning and play in education

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A list of Scottish policies for outdoor learning and play in education. This page is updated regularly when new policy is adopted.

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Learning Through Landscapes is the UK’s leading outdoor learning and play charity, helping schools and early years settings make outdoor learning part of every day. With over 30 years of expertise, they provide practical support and lesson ideas to enrich the curriculum, connect children with nature, and promote health and wellbeing through play and learning outdoors.

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Learning Through Landscapes Knots and Dens Progression Framework

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Learning Through Landscapes Knots and Dens Progression Framework

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Learning Through Landscapes Tools Progression Framework

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Learning Through Landscapes Tools Progression Framework

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Learning Through Landscapes Loose Parts Progression Framework

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Learning Through Landscapes Loose Parts Progression Framework

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Create a mandala on the tarmac using chunky chalk.

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Draw 11 small circles on the tarmac and place a stone in each of the five green circles and something else in the five blue circles (e.g. pine cones or different coloured stones / size of stones to the ones used already). The centre circle is left empty.

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The idea of the activity is to swap the objects from one side to the other. This is done by sliding an object into an adjacent space or hopping over another object. Objects can be moved backwards and forwards along the line. They cannot be stacked.

Once you’ve had a practice, record how few moves it can take. Try it using pupils instead of objects. You don’t have to have five objects or people either side of the centre circle, as long as the numbers on each side are equal.

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Cloud busting – children lie on their backs in a safe space near the main group and observe the clouds above. What can they see? What do the shapes of the clouds resemble? Can one child describe and highlight what they can see to the child lying next to them? The longer you look, the more you see. Encourage children to record their observations on the tarmac using chalk. Older children might be interested in identifying the cloud formations they see on different days / at different times of year. The Field Studies Council has a fantastic colour, fold out, cloud ID guide and name trail for £3.30

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FSC Cloud name trail features the major cloud types in Europe. Flowchart guide to cumulus, cumulonimbus, altocumulus, cirrus, stratocumulus and stratus.

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Use a Tupperware box of small world resources, and find natural materials found outdoors, to create a small world 3D scene in a bike tyre (or four sticks to make a frame or a chalk circle).

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Working in pairs, one pupil lies on the tarmac and creates a shape, whilst the other pupil draws round the child on the ground using chalk. Create a symmetrical image by drawing a mirror image of the original shape.

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Using chalk, ask pupils to spell out their first name on the tarmac and then use the letters to write an acrostic poem about themselves.

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Pick four items in the school grounds within close proximity to the main class group, identify and count the number of right angles (or acute, obtuse etc) and record in a chalk table on the tarmac. Which one has the most, which has the least? Compare man made and natural items. Do the number of angles increase if the item is bigger?

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Ask the pupils to gather a variety of leaves and create a piece of transient art on the tarmac – Andy Goldsworthy is a great inspiration for this if needed (Google images ‘Andy Goldsworthy leaf art’ and laminate a couple of examples).

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Stick symmetry activities – for example create a stick insect with two lines of symmetry (vertical and horizontal).

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Ask the pupils to estimate the highest tower they think they can build with small stones and record the figure with chalk on the tarmac. Children then build their towers and measure height using a tape measure or metre ruler – and record on tarmac. Repeat. Supports problem solving and perseverance.

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Collect 20 small items together (these can be anything and don’t all have to be the same, for example stones, leaves, twigs, play equipment, items in pockets etc). Play in pairs with each person picking up either one, two or three items from the pile when it’s their turn. The loser is the person who picks up the last item. With practice, can the children think ahead and plan their moves? Does it matter who goes first or if you pick the same number of items each time you have a go?

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Can pupils create four equilateral triangles using only nine sticks?

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Throw a ball across a small circle of pupils, or between pupils. When a person misses it, they crouch on their knees and continue. When they miss again they sit on their bottom and continue. When they miss again they’re out (and can help collect the ball when it’s missed by others).

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Example early finisher outdoor activity ideas 

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Example early finisher outdoor activity ideas 

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Supports literacy, numeracy, expressive arts, health and wellbeing

The benefits and value of taking learning outdoors are well documented and evidenced, but there are challenges that need to be addressed when working with a whole class outside and it’s always useful to have a few tricks up your sleeve.

Whether the lesson is taking place indoors or out, there are always children that complete the tasks first. Engaging early finishers in the classroom is relatively straightforward (extension activities, reading, classroom jobs), but this can often be more difficult when working outside.

Below are a few simple ideas to engage early finishers during outdoor lessons. These example tasks can be undertaken in a small group, or as individuals, ensuring engagement (often sedentary and in one location) while the rest of the class are competing the set tasks and, therefore, your attention is focussed elsewhere.

You might find it useful to write down, and laminate, each activity to create outdoor cards that can be handed out to early finishers when needed.

Making use of what you have outdoors is key, but there are always a couple of useful, multifunctional, resources to have with you that can be used during lessons and by early finishers. These can be easily stored and carried in a small rucksack or box. Examples include:

Individual sit upon foam mats

Chunky chalk

A bundle of sticks that are the same lengths and a bundle of different lengths. Include some with painted ends (same colour both ends).

Tape measure / a couple of protractors / a metre rule

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Creating a grab box for outdoor learning makes it easy to lift, go, and get outside quickly. Clear, sturdy ‘Really Useful’ boxes let you see what you need at a glance and can double as a handy surface outdoors. See here a list of useful items to include in your outdoor learning grab box.

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Make use of the circle as gathering space at the end of the lesson to round things off, conduct a plenary, evaluate the learning and issue instructions to the children (for example everyone helping to gather kit to bring back indoors)

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Work out a system of passing a ball or beanbag between the children which remains the same, i.e. each child knows who they are going to receive the beanbag or ball from and who they are going to pass to. One child becomes the leader – they stand on the outside of the circle and shout out a letter of the alphabet. The person holding the beanbag or ball when the letter is called out has to name five things that begin with that letter. Whilst they are naming their items the beanbag or ball continues to be passed around the circle. If they manage to name five things before the beanbag or ball comes back to them they become the leader. If the ball comes back before naming five items, they sit down and drop out. Ask subsequent leaders not to duplicate letters.

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Know the order – ask the child whose name comes first in the alphabet (first or last name) to start with the ball (or could be first birthday etc). They throw the ball underarm to the child who comes next in the alphabet and so on until the last child throws it back to the first. Repeat the sequence several times, trying to get faster but maintaining accurate throwing and catching. Add a level of difficulty by introducing another ball once the first ball is halfway through the sequence.

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Follow the Leader – ask one of the children to start by performing a movement, e.g. raising their arms in the air and dropping them back to their sides. As the first child completes the movement, the next child performs it and son on around the circle in a Mexican wave. When the movement reaches the child that started it, the next child begins again with a different movement, e.g. a clap, jump, turn or touching the ground. Again, the action moves around the circle. Increase the speed. Repeat until each of the children have been the starter of the move.

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As a group pick a theme, for example animals. One person stands in the centre of the circle and shouts out the name of an animal whilst pointing at one of the pupils in the circle. The pupil that is being pointed at has to duck down whilst the pupils either side turn to point at each other whilst repeating the name of the animal. The pupil who is the slowest to respond replaces the person in the middle and the game begins again. An adaptation of this is for the person in the centre to shout the name of an animal, but the two pupils who point at each other make the animal noise instead

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Start a clap relay. The first person claps once and then the person on their left claps once and so on. If a person claps twice at any point this reverses the game. After initial practice increase speed.

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Hand out a variety of loose materials to a few of the children in the circle. Ask the children to pass the materials to the person on the left and then they pass to the next person and so on……but without using their hands.

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Distribute lengths of rope to the circle of children, or one per group in several circles (depending on the size of the class). Ask the children to grab the rope with both hands and create a rope circle. Without taking their hands off the rope, challenge the children to work together as a team to create a series of 2D shapes, for example a square, pentagon, octagon etc. Once they’re happy with the shape, lay the rope on the tarmac and ask groups to compare the results.

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Start slowly – ‘touch your knees, touch your toes, touch your head, touch the floor, reach for the sky, turn around etc. Increase speed. After practice challenge listening and coordination skills further by shouting two pupil names in the middle of the actions – first pupil that runs into the centre of the circle and grabs the ball wins.

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Teacher stands in the middle of the circle and throws a ball to a pupil in the circle shouting either catch or drop (to which the pupil must respond accordingly). After several throws move to round two where pupils are asked to perform the opposite action to the one the teacher shouts (so they catch when the teacher shouts drop and vice versa). Round three involves the pupil clapping twice in advance of catching or dropping the ball….and so on.

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Number challenge – place a bean bag (or another object that can be picked up) in the centre of the circle. Give the children numbers from one to six around the circle. When the teacher calls out a number, for example four, all the children with that number have to get up and run clockwise round the circle. When they get back to their place, they go through the gap and try to be the first person to pick up the object in the centre. Whoever picks up the beanbag replaces it and then shouts out the next number (but not their own). Extension – give the children simple sums to work out which number should run, for example 4+2 =, 10-8=, 2x2=……………

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Shout out a word and then throw the ball between children, with each child shouting out a letter until the word is spelled.

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Explain to the children that the ball you are holding has a value. If the ball is thrown at a child to catch, the child needs to shout out the answer. For example, the ball takes 5 off the number called out – so the first person shouts 100 and throws the ball to another named child, who catches it, shouts 95 and throws to another, who catches it and shouts 90 before throwing to another….and so on. Adapt and develop as required.

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Counting games – for example times tables. Pick which times table number you are going to use (for example 5) and move round the circle asking each child to count 1,2,3 etc out loud. Each child with a multiple of 5 shouts the number…..1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and so on. Vary and adapt as required, for example increase the number of multiples children need to shout (do the three times table and the five times table at the same time, counting up from one.

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Play a game of Chinese whispers to challenge the children’s communication and listening skills

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Adult - “I went to the shop and I bought an apple.” Pupil – “I went to the shop and I bought an apple and a loaf of bread (encourage use of the words following the alphabet). Work round the group repeating the previous line(s) and adding in another one until you reach the teacher again. Can the adult remember the whole shopping list? On different occasions finish with different pupils completing the whole list.

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Re create a rainstorm…..rub hands together, then click fingers, then slap thighs, then run on the spot, then several children clap hands for thunder whilst others continue with movement. Work backwards as the storm dies down to silence.

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Outdoor Lessons | Create a Rainstorm | Learning through Landscapes

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From tiny drips to a clap of thunder use sound effects to perform a rainstorm musical round.

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Children sit down in the circle and hold hands with the person either side of them. The adult shouts “everybody up” and on the count of three everyone tries to stand up without breaking hands. Sit down again.

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Play the traditional ‘Simon Says…’ game or ‘Duck, Duck, Goose!’

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Use long sticks to tap out a rhythm led by the teacher. If sticks aren’t available, or can’t be sourced, use your feet.

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Use natural materials as talking tokens linked to a topic of conversation, a question and answer session or a discussion about the forthcoming lesson outdoors. Each child must ‘spend’ their token

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Outdoor Lessons | Talking Tokens | Learning through Landscapes

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Use natural materials to facilitate discussions and debates.

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The teacher assumes the role of the ‘food chain tai chi master’, gathering everyone into a circle and bowing to them all. Decide on an appropriate stance for a bat, a moth and a flower.

The premise of the game is similar to rock-paper-scissors. The master stands in the middle of the circle. Everyone must bow first to the left, then to the right and then to the master before immediately assuming one of the stances.

Bat beats moth (because a bat is a consumer of a moth)

Flower beats bat (because a bat cannot consume a flower)

Moth beats flower (because a moth is a consumer of a flower’s nectar)

If the master’s stance equals or beats any of those in the group they must step out of the circle. Those who beat the master go through to the next round. The game continues until either the master wins or only one competitor remains. In the final round either the competitor or the master will be eliminated.

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Throw a ball across the circle to each other. When a person misses it, they crouch on their knees and continue. When they miss again they sit on their bottom and continue. When they miss again they’re out.

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This newly strengthened LfS Action Plan contains a bold new “Target 2030” vision, it contains 5 key themes and 25 actions.

Key themes area:

Theme 1: Leadership and Collaborative Partnership

Theme 2: Curriculum, Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Theme 3: Learning Environment and Resources

Theme 4: Learner Voice, Choice and Action

Theme 5: Meaning and Understanding