This camouflage worm activity is great to teach your students the importance of camouflage in nature. It’s a very simple yet effective activity that clearly shows how animals are colored to suite their environment. Teaching Guide: Before the lesson cut lots of different colored wool into 10cm lengths. Hide the wool around your outdoor space. Discuss what the word camouflage means and explain that they are going to look into what it is and why it’s important. Tell the students that for the next 15 minutes (approx.) they are going to be birds on the hunt for some yummy woollen worms! Let them go outside and hunt as many of the woollen strips as possible. Once you’re back in the class get the students to discuss what they discovered when trying to find the wool. Which colors were hard to find? What can this tell us about the color of animals which may live in that area? If appropriate, get students to complete the question sheet to encourage them to think about what camouflage is and why it’s so important in nature. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Your kids will love reading about Lego with our fun reading comprehension! This is a basic text that goes through what lego is, how it has expanded throughout the years, and the benefits that Lego can have. Once they’ve read the passage they will complete the differentiated comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: 1 page Lego reading passage 2 x differentiated comprehension questions (1 page each) Answer key Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Colors are all around us in nature so why not head outside and explore them with your students. This is a simple and fun activity where they complete the table by finding items for each of the different colors. This is great to be used for filler activities, brain breaks, or home learning. This resource contains two levels of differentiation. Love Outdoor Learning? Check out our Mud Kitchen Recipe Cards Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is an outdoor scavenger hunt with a twist. Before finding each item they must first figure out the fun outdoor riddle. This resource contains both task cards with the nature riddles as well as an activity sheet containing all of the riddles. Once they’ve figured out the riddle they can write or draw the answer before heading off to find it in your outdoor area. After they’ve completed the riddle scavenger hunt they could have a go at creating their own nature riddles for their friends. Love Outdoor Learning? Check out our years worth of outdoor learning challenges here! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These recipe cards are extremely simple and get your students practicing number recognition as well as counting with numbers 1 – 10. Simply laminate them and place them in your mud kitchens for your students to use as they wish. These cards require very little reading as they do not need to follow any instructions, simply add the correct amount of each ingredient into their pan! Each card contains a different recipe with visual aids to helps support those early readers. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These conversion pair cards will get your students converting between different units of measure. They can be used in loads of different ways including as an outdoor scavenger hunt. They are sure to give your students tons of practice converting units of measure in a fun and engaging way. Conversions included: Millimeter, centimeter, & meters Milliliter & liter Grams & kilograms Ideas for use: **Game 1: **Hide the cards around your outdoor area and get the students to go on a scavenger hunt to find the matching pairs. **Game 2: **Give each of the children 1 card, get them to walk around and find the other person with the matching card. How quickly can they do it? **Game 3: **In pairs, put all of the cards face down on the table. Take it in turns turning over two cards to try and find a matching pair. The person with the most pairs at the end is the winner Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Your kids will love reading about Minecraft with our fun reading comprehension! This is a basic text that goes through what Minecraft is, the key features of the game, and why it’s so popular. Once they’ve read the passage they will complete the differentiated comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: 1 page Lego reading passage 2 x differentiated comprehension questions (1 page each) Answer key This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity gets students thinking about the materials used to build different items that you will find in your outdoor space. They will consider what material has been used and why that material is appropriate for the intended use as well as what other material could also be suitable to use. This investigation is perfect for your materials and their properties science unit. This pack contains two levels of differentiation. Diff. 1: They will draw a picture, write what the item is used for and what material has been used. Diff 2: They will draw a picture, write what the item is used for, the material is it made from, and the properties it needs to have. They will then consider other materials which would also be appropriate for the job. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Dinosaurs and math. What’s not to love! For this activity your students will walk like dinosaurs as they draw different species footprints onto card using their scaling and measuring skills before cutting the footprints out, strapping it to their own feet, and walk like the dinosaurs. This outdoor math activity is great if you’re looking at measuring, scaling up, and ratio. Teaching structure: Explain that they will be investigation the size of dinosaurs feet. Go through the Google Slides to help to introduce the activity. Assign each student (or pair) a foot to go off and draw to scale either on card or on the playground using chalk (if you choose chalk on the playground you obviously can’t strap it to their feet!). Give the students time to look at each others dinosaur feet and compare them. This activity has two levels of differentiation. Diff. 1: Students simply read the measurements and draw the foot. Diff. 2: Students must first work out the true size by using the scale. There is an extension sheet where they will figure out the body and leg length based on the size of footprint. Enjoy outdoor learning? Check out our outdoor home learning pack! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These fraction task cards will give your students loads of practice at recognizing and simplifying fractions when given a group of objects as they hunt for the task cards in your outdoor space. This resource contains 14 task cards and differentiated answer sheets. Diff. 1 - They musts simply work out the fraction. Diff. 2 - They must work out the fraction as well as simplifying it if possible. Some of the task cards requires resources to be left next to them in order for the students to complete the card. As you hide the fraction task cards around your outdoor space be sure to check what resources are needed next to each card. Equipment needed: Fraction Cards Answer Sheets String Stones Sticks Scales Tape Measure Bucket of water Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Your kids will love reading about the popular Youtuber ‘KSI’ with our fun reading comprehension! This is a basic text that goes through who KSI is, how he became famous, and what challenges he has faced… Once they’ve read the passage they will complete the differentiated comprehension questions. This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work. Included: 2 page Lego reading passage 2 x differentiated comprehension questions (1 page each) Extension questions Answer key This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning. Check out our Minecraft reading comprehension. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Slide science is a fun and practical outdoor science investigation where students will look into which materials create the most friction when sliding down a slide as part of your forces and motion topic. We love to add a competitive element to this activity by explaining to the students that their challenge is to figure out which material has the least friction before choosing one of the materials to use for a slide race! Teaching Structure: 4 – 6: For younger students, they can simply carry out the investigation and complete the results table (with support if needed). 7 – 9, 10 – 12: Get the students to complete the investigation method sheet. Carry out the investigation by sitting on the different materials and timing how long it takes to go down the slide. Complete the bar chart to show their results. Have a slide race! Get the students to choose the material that they think has the least friction and see who can get down the slide the quickest. Equipment needed: A slide (the longer the better). Activity pack A selection of materials big enough for students to sit on. Stop watches Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Ratios are everywhere and a great opportunity to take your math lesson outside! For this fun outdoor ratio lesson your students will collect some leaves, write some ratio sentences based on their characteristics and then convert the ratios to fractions. It’s a great way to recap ratio to students and give them lots of practice at spotting different ratios as well as converting the ratios to their equivalent fractions. This resource contains two levels of differentiation. Diff 1: They must write the ratio and convert it to the fractions. Diff 2: They must write the ratio and convert it to the fractions, before simplifying the fraction. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Algebra can be great fun outdoors! This activity will introduce simplifying algebraic equations to your children while exploring sticks and leaves found in your outdoor space. They will be given a differentiated task card containing a formula which they must build before simplifying. The ‘x’ represents sticks and ‘y’ represents leaves. If the formula reads x + y + x they must order stick, stick, leaf and then write ‘2x + y’ underneath. This pack contains 22 card with 8 challenge cards. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great team activity to get children thinking carefully about composting. They will have to sort object cards based on whether they can be composted or not in a fun relay race. **Teaching structure: ** Discuss what composting is and why it’s so important. - Put the students into teams of 3 or 4. Have two labeled zones or tubs for ‘compost’ and ‘don’t compost’. Get the students to line up in their teams a good distance from the zones or tubs. The first person from each team collects an object card from the teacher and takes it back to their team (if you want to make this even more exciting you could use real items!). The team discusses whether it can be composted or not before the first player runs it to the correct zone / tub. The next child then runs to collect a new card. - Do this activity for an agreed amount of time or until all of the object cards have been used. Go through the object cards to see if they are all correct. To add a greater level of competition you can get each team to write or put a colored sticker on each of the cards they collect and then count up how many cards each team got correct. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Engage young hearts and minds with our mindset coloring pages and activity that will help to promote mental health and well-being. Let children immerse themselves in the power of positive thinking as they read meaningful quotes, reflect on their significance, and express what each quote means to them by completing the table provided. It’s great to promote healthy discuss amount your class and being stronger connections. This resource is great as a whole lesson or filler activity. Check out our Mindfulness Task Cards! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These fraction cards will give your students loads of practice at ordering fractions in a fun and practical way. This pack contains three sets of cards. Diff. 1: All of the denominators are the same. Diff. 2: The denominators are different. Diff. 3: The denominators are different and more complicated. These cards can be used as a whole class or in small groups. There are lots of different variations for this activity; we have listed a few that we like to do below. Go outside and give each child a fraction card. Ask them to get into order smallest to biggest as quickly as possible. To make it more challenging, see if they can do it without talking. Scavenger Hunt: Hide the cards around your outdoor space and get them to find the cards and order them as quickly as possible. Small groups. Give a set of cards to small groups and get them to hang them on a washing line from smallest to biggest. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Engage your little learners with these delightful Summer-themed counting worksheets! Each worksheet features a collection of summer-inspired objects like beach balls, ice creams, sandcastles, and seashells. Designed to practise counting skills up to 10, children will have a blast as they count the number of each object and write the corresponding number in the provided boxes. These interactive and visually appealing worksheets will keep your kids entertained while reinforcing their counting abilities. Perfect for ages 4 - 6, these worksheets make learning to count a breeze during the sunny season. Download and print these summer counting worksheets to ignite your child’s curiosity and love for numbers. Check out our Outdoor Counting Activity. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These challenges are a great addition to your light and shadow unit. They will get your students exploring shadows in a fun and practical way as they attempt to complete each of the challenges on the cards. These challenges encourage self-discovery and independent thinking as well as teaching them how shadows are created and the influence that the angle of light has on the shadow. This activity works best on a sunny day first thing in the morning when the sun is lower in the sky so that the shadows are larger. These cards contain a main challenge as well as some having an extension to the task (written in purple) for more of a challenge. Cards 1 - 10 are more simple activities. Cards 10 - 20 are more complex. Some of these cards work much better when students are working in a small group. For the cards where students are required to make their own shadows, it’s really effective if you get them to use chalk to draw around the shadow they’ve created. Digital version: You could get them to take photos of their shadows and upload it to the Google Slides. There is also a printable answer sheet where they can record their challenges. Check out our ‘Light & Sight’ Powerpoint. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great challenge to set as home learning, use for distance learning, or as a home holiday project. It will get your students outdoors and exploring and enjoying the nature around them. For this activity students must try to complete the photo challenge by getting a photo of all the things specified on the worksheet. There are a few ways you can get them to complete the challenge. Tick box: Get them to tick the challenges off as they complete them on the worksheet. Photo book: Get them to print out and complete their very own photo book. Google Slides: Get them to upload their photos on to the Google Slides photo challenge. Click here to get access to the Google Slides. Check out our Outdoor Maths Bundle Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!