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The children seemed to love having the freedom to run around and find lots of different types of leaves. They loved when we asked them to spot different things, for example the tallest tree and made it a challenge to see who could find things the quickest

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Very enjoyable for both the children and us. 

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Very enjoyable for both the children and us. 

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The children seemed interested and engaged and grasped/understood the concepts by the end of the lesson

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Children engaged well with the task and were able to complete all tasks given.

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The pupils were engaged throughout the lesson and were eager to learn.

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The children were eager to take part in the outdoor learning. They were able to use their prior knowledge to support the learning and were able to talk to each other about the scientific concepts that were taught.

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The children got involved when answering our questions and were keen to learn about the new topic. They enjoyed the activities we did in relation to our topic.

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The children were engaged and enjoyed the lesson. They were able to describe everyday materials using key terminology by the end of the lesson

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Made the worksheet using pictures rather then words

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The children were engaged throughout and had a real interest in the subject content which made for an enjoyable session.

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The quantity of content taught in the time frame

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I would have prepared some more concrete materials to help the children with their main activity.

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Children very engaged by finding insects

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i think it was quite hard to do the leaf pressing in the weather conditions so maybe would’ve adapted it to fit in all weathers by doing a different activity

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Children really enjoyed the lesson and were excited to ask questions during each activity.

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Children achieved all Learning Outcomes

Children worked together as a team and could expand on others ideas.

Children really enjoyed the hands on activity and the hook

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I would have spent less time on the initial activity to make sure the main activity had enough time.

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The session allowed the children to explore a new outdoor space and get curious about what was around them particularly on a nature walk around the area.

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Prepared more for SEN children. More resources for those with EAL

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The children were really excited about learning outdoors

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Children were really excited to work with us and look at the insects. They were very enthusiastic about being outdoors.

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The children were engaged and enjoyed exploring

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I feel more positive as I could see how the children reacted so positively and enjoyed being outdoors

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the children were all engaged with the learning and enjoyed exploring the area

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Children enjoyed being outdoors and putting learning and understanding into a real life context. They enjoyed the practical approach to the discussions and to the making of bird feeders

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Children were engaged.

I would make sure next time to have another activity planned as ours was completed quickly.

I am now more willing to teach outdoors as I see how well the children interact with the learning

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The lesson reinforced the importance of outdoor learning and made me even more confident with my ability to deliver it.

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The children were very excited about the activities we had planned. They were able to follow the success criteria we laid out. They picked up on the information we were teaching them very quickly and were able to link things back to their own experience.

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The pupils all participated during discussions and enjoyed the practical aspects of the lesson and got involved in exploring the environment. The children also had lots of prior knowledge and experiences that they shared with each other.

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I really enjoyed it and I think it made me realise how important outdoor learning is for children’s enjoyment of learning as it gives them a chance to do something they don’t always do

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The starter tasks, have a direct focus on pupils outdoor knowledge

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Included a worksheet or checklist for them to record what they have found.

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Through this activity it has given me more confidence in my ability to teach an outdoor lesson of science.

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The children enjoyed the aspect of being able to build something that would help the animals around them. They enjoyed discovering the different elements of the habitat they wanted to make and using their imagination to create their ideas.

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Diversified activities leading up to making the bird feeders

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The lesson allowed me to understand the impact that outdoor learning has on the pupils.

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I feel more willing and excited to teach outdoors on placement

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Make it a bit more structured

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Children were engaged in each activity and showed positive attitudes to learning outdoors.

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It is something I’d like to do as I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would

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knowing the children’s ability before the lesson, as they had very limited knowledge about insects.

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Reinforced confidence in teaching outdoor learning

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The experience consolidated my willingness to teach outdoors and improved my confidence to deliver that type of lesson.

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I would have ensured we had already collected enough materials to have completed the final challenge as the ones the children brought back didn’t work which became frustrating.

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I really enjoyed it and it made me feel much more confident about teaching an outdoor lesson on placement

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Think about how to support EAL in an outside session- hard to have bits of paper for dual coding out as it was raining

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The children seemed to love being outdoors and it was able to put our lesson into a real life context

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make it be more structured as we ended up kinda all over the place nearer the end

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The lesson went really well but there were some EAL children therefore maybe we could use less information in our lesson going forward to support them. (Possible cognitive overload) 

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The lesson went really well but there were some EAL children therefore maybe we could use less information in our lesson going forward to support them. (Possible cognitive overload) 

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This activity furthered my confidence in teaching outdoor learning with a range of pupils with regard to ability and barriers to learning

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More willing to teach outdoors on placement

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They were showing off their leaf creations to their friends and seemed to be really happy with what they had done, I think they enjoyed it

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I would have modelled the worksheets in more detail to ensure all children understood what was expected of them.

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It’s something I will definitely do on placement

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The experience made me more eager to teach outside as it is such a different experience to the classroom.

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I have more confidence in not only teaching science outside but incorporating outdoor learning to other subjects across the curriculum.

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Materials would have been pre cut to allow for more time for the children to engage within the main activity.

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It has improved my outlook on outdoor science as I have recognised the value of these experiences for children.

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Knowing the children beforehand in order to ensure that I had a better understanding of the children and the adaptations I could put in place to help them.

Also having an activity to end the session to ensure that the children had learnt from this lesson.

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The lesson reinforced how much the children enjoy being outdoors and the learning they can gain from it.

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Lower the difficulty of the lesson due to very low prior knowledge of animals and habitats eg. they only knew an ant as an insect

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We had an EAL child. Even tho we had put in place materials to assist them, the other children sort of took that away by shouting out or answering her questions.

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Needed to adapt our lesson for EAL

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I feel a lot more positive about it as it was evident that the children enjoyed being in a different environment to the classroom

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I felt more positive. Realised that it was quite straight forward to transfer learning outside and with a great benefit.

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Children appeared to enjoy the learning and re-consolidated this at the end when asked

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We did accommodate and base our resources around being accessible for EAL children by using dual coding and using pictures as well as key words etc however I would have added the translation into a child’s home language now to help with the child’s understanding.

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I think this lesson significantly impacted the pupils I was working with as some of them had never seen the mini-beasts that they collected.

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The children seemed to take the learning in more as they were relating it to real life contexts

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I found it enjoyable and very enriching for both the children and us. I would love to incorporate it outdoor going forward in my teaching were possible 

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I found it enjoyable and very enriching for both the children and us. I would love to incorporate it outdoor going forward in my teaching were possible 

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Felt more confident how this can link to the science curriculum

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I believe they enjoyed the new experience of working outside and the task that were being given. They were engaged in the learning and shared their own experiences of what they already new and enjoyed sharing with the rest of the group.

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It has positively impacted my outlook on outdoor learning.

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The children all got involved and in final questions they refered to the practical activities to support there answers so clearly they helped the learning stick

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I feel more confident about teaching  a range of different science topics outdoors and hope to get opportunities to do this on placement.

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It would be something I would be eager to try doing as the I saw the impact on the children.

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This made me more willing to do these activities in the future due to the success of this session

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I feel even more positive about taking children outside as it made me aware how a lot of children have limited opportunities to be outdoors.

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Really positively I would feel very confident to do a lesson outdoors!

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It made me see that children can learn outdoors and that not all positive learning experiences are in the classroom

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More confident and would like to incorporate on placement. However the temperamental weather does add challenge

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Pupils really engaged and enjoyed session

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They have a memorable experience to look back on which will also help them recall key learning

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More concrete materials to support understanding

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Enjoyed it very much and built confidence

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I am now more willing to teach outdoors not just in science but across the whole curriculum.

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It was a great lesson and would be very keen to do lessons outdoor in the future!

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I am willing to teach outdoors

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this was the first outdoor lesson. It made me realise that I can do it, even though it was a small group.

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The fact that the children weren’t put off by the weather and still really enjoyed then I shouldn’t let this put me off either as there is still ways to make it work

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The children enjoyed being outside and they were very engaged in finds the insects.

Knowing the children the lesson was pitched too high for their ability soo I would simplify the animals. Make more of a game about the familiarisation with the insects at the start as they didn’t have any prior knowledge.

We ended up catching the insects in the perti dish so thinking of ways to make this more simple for the children.

I am very willing to teach science outside on placement but I think I would gather plenty of info on their prior knowledge beforehand to make sure the activity was suited better.

The children’s knowledge did develop by the end.

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They were able to freely explore the environment and work with real life examples.

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The children loved it and said they wanted to continue all day.

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All children said they enjoyed the lesson with some even wanting to take her acronym back to share with the class to help her friends remember the planets.