Get your students involved with this drawing scavenger hunt where they’ll head outside to see if they can find and draw all the items on the sheet. It’s great if you’re looking at your local area, wildlife, and observation skills. You can also use this activity to help introduce habitats. This resource contains a few different activity sheets that allow you to differentiate based on the things they are required to find. It’s great if you can have a discussion about the scavenger hunt after they’ve completed it. What did they enjoy drawing the most? What did they find exciting to see? What were they surprised they saw? 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!

Exploring what hides in the depths of the trees is a great way to look at habitats, classification and living things as well improving observation skills and sparking their interest in science and the world around them. Get a large white cloth or tarpaulin and lay it out underneath a tree with branches you can reach. Shake the branches for several seconds. Students can now find and observe the different mini-beasts that have fallen from the tree. It’s great if you’re able to provide microscopes and magnifying glasses to take a closer look. The students can keep a simple record of what they’ve discovered on the record sheets. Extension activities: Older students could do some report writing on one of the mini-beasts they found. Equipment needed: Large white cloth / tarpaulin Record sheets Magnifying glasses (optional) Microscopes (optional) 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!

Outdoor fall PSHE lesson. “Trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go.” Trees in autumn are a great metaphor when thinking about how good it can be to let things go be it bad habits or forgiving those that have been mean to us. This is a great PSHE lesson to do this autumn where your students will think about what they would like to let go. Talk to your students about what they may want to let go this autumn and leave behind them. Maybe they could let go saying mean things, not sharing, not letting others join in a game, or forgive somebody who has upset them. Once they’ve thought about four things they can let go get them to record them on the activity sheet (one per leaf). Once they’ve completed the sheet get them to go outside and find four big leaves from the ground and write the four things they are going to let go. Once the class have all finished writing on the leave you can let them throw the leaves in the air to symbolise letting go. Check out our year of outdoor home learning challenges! 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!

For this cross-curricular (science and math) activity your students will create a map of where to find different plant species in a chosen area. In order to draw the map, your class will use appropriate equipment to measure the different features of the area, working out the perimeter and area of each feature. They will then use technology and books to identify the plants they can spot and mark it on their maps. In order to provide enough resources, this activity is best done in pairs or small groups. Resources needed per group or pair: Activity pack Trundle wheel (or equivalent) iPads or tablets (for a plant identification App) Plant identification books or posters Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity gets students to use their imagination to change things they can find outside into weird and wonderful characters. It can be used really effectively when designing characters before writing a story, encouraging them to think about adjectives and character descriptions. Each student will choose a small natural item and place it in the first column of the table. Encourage them to spend some time looking at all the small details - it’s great if they can use a magnifying glass when doing this. Next, they will re-create their item in the middle column. This could be done through a variety of ways (pencil drawing, coloring, chalk, etc.). Finally they’ll use their imaginations to bring their item to life. Drawing their new character in the right hand column. There is a challenge sheet included with space to think of some adjectives to describe their character. Please don’t forget to rate 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!

The sound map is a great way to get students listening to the sounds around them as they investigate this fascinating topic with good links to measuring, compass work and estimation. They will choose a spot in your outdoor area to sit then mark on the sounds they can hear in relation to them (with them being in the middle of the sheet) by drawing or writing on the activity sheet. Encourage students to think carefully about how far away they think the sounds are and mark them on the sheet accordingly. You can also look at bearings by getting students to mark on the estimated distances on their map. You can even give each child a compass so they can also mark on the bearings of each sound. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great literacy game to send home with your children that is easy to prepare. Each child must go on a journey to try and find things that they can see, smell and touch for each letter of the alphabet. Depending on ability, you may want to get children to write, draw, or write and draw the answers. Their journeys can be anything from their trip to school to a walk up a mountain! There are loads of fun challenges you can set with this 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!

This activity is all about hugging trees! It’s perfect to encourage students to use adjectives in their descriptive writing as they use their senses (apart from sight and taste) to describe a tree as best as they can. Teaching Structure: Recap on what an adjective is. Put the students into pairs with one blindfolded. The partner which isn’t blindfolded will lead their blindfolded partner to a tree of their choice. The blindfolded students must think of adjectives to describe the tree using touch and smell. Their partner can record the adjectives they are thinking of on the activity sheet. After a couple of minutes the blindfolded partner is carefully taken back to the spot they started away from the tree and the blindfold is removed. They then must see if they can find the tree that they were just describing. - Swap the blindfold and repeat. 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!

A guide for birds commonly found in the North American woodlands & gardens. Laminate these sheets and take them with you when heading outside or keep a set accessible for students to use as they wish. 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!

Get muddy with this fun activity where your class will create their very own mud creatures to be used as inspiration for a character in a story. Explain to your class that they will be writing a story (you may want to give them a theme or let them have free rein) but first they are going to create one of the main characters using only mud and natural materials. This activity is best done after rain, but if not, just add a splash of water and your mud is ready to get creative. Teaching structure: Create the creatures. Complete the character description sheet. Plan and write the story with their new character. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Get muddy with this fun activity where your class will create their very own mud creatures. Explain to your class that they will be creating a character using mud and other natural materials. You can either let them create whatever they like or get them to create a character from a book they’ve recently read. Once they’ve created their character they’ll either take a picture or draw it on the sheets and complete the blanks to describe their character. Extension: Get them to draw or tell a story involving the character they created. 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 session is best done in autumn when there is a significant difference between the trees. It’s also important to ensure that there are coniferous / evergreen trees in the area where you’re doing this activity. Once the students have completed the sheet we suggest they are laminated to make them last. It can make a fantastic display! Equipment needed: Resource sheets Internet access / tree identification sheets or books 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 nice non-fiction writing activity where students will explore your outdoor space while they write their very own nature guide for friends, family, or other students. They will go around your outdoor space and choose four subjects to focus on (trees, animals, habitats, etc.). After carrying out some observations and research (using books / the internet) on each of their chosen subjects they can complete the guide templates. You could laminate their guides or scan them and turn them into QR codes to be displayed in the outdoor area. We hope you find this resource useful and enjoy working outside with your class! 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!

Long jump subtraction is a fun and practical way for students to get loads of practice with subtraction using the column method while improving their measuring skills. For this outdoor math activity they will perform and measure two long jumps, either by themselves or with a partner and see the difference in distance between the jumps by using column subtraction. For this activity students need to understand how to use the column method for subtraction before taking part in the activity. **Teaching Method: ** Go through the column method for subtraction with the students. Explain that they will be going outside in partners to see how far they can jump and who can jump the furthest. Partner 1 jumps and partner 2 measures how far they’ve jumped. They then swap over and complete the jump before using column subtraction to see the difference in the distances they’ve jumped. This can be done multiple times for them to get lots of practice with column subtraction. This activity can be differentiated by getting students to measure to multiple decimal places. Equipment needed: - Tape measure / equivalent Activity sheets 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

Help students strengthen their understanding of the Liturgical Calendar with this fun and engaging Word Unscramble activity! This worksheet features eight key terms related to the liturgical year, including Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and more. Students will unscramble the words and can use the included short definitions to reinforce their learning. . Perfect for Catholic schools, CCD classes, homeschoolers, and faith-based education, this no-prep printable can be used for independent work, group activities, or as a review tool. An answer key is included for easy checking. . Great for: Catholic Religious Education Liturgical Year Lessons CCD and Homeschooling Printable, No-Prep Activity . We think you’ll also love our Baptism PowerPoint & Activities. . 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!

Capacity, Volume, and Measurement Activity: This outdoor lesson helps students explore the concepts of capacity and volume through an engaging scavenger hunt. Students identify containers in their surroundings, estimate their capacities, and use measuring tools to verify their predictions… What’s Included: . Detailed teacher guide for the activity. Differentiated worksheets for varied abilities. Practical tips for estimating and measuring. . Activity Highlights: . Real-World Learning: Connect math concepts to everyday objects. Hands-On Exploration: Students actively search, estimate, and measure. Critical Thinking: Encourages analysis of estimates versus actual results. Ideal for teaching measurement in a practical and interactive way, this activity works well in any outdoor setting and supports a range of learning levels. . . 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!

Teach your students about the symbols of baptism with this engaging cut-and-stick matching activity! Designed for 8- and 9-year-olds, this resource helps children explore the meaning behind six key symbols of baptism through a hands-on and reflective activity. . What’s Included: . Six key symbols of baptism: water, candle, white garment, oil of chrism, dove, and baptismal font. . Matching definitions that describe the meaning of each symbol without naming it. . A simple cut-and-stick worksheet to make learning interactive and fun. Key Benefits: Reinforces understanding of baptism and its significance. Develops reading comprehension and matching skills. Perfect for religious education lessons, sacramental preparation, or as part of a baptism unit. This activity is easy to prepare and engaging for students, making it a great addition to your classroom resources. . . 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

Check out our reflective Baptism Acrostic Poem activity! This resource includes two differentiated worksheets: one with prompts to guide students as they create their poem and one blank version to encourage independent thinking. . Perfect for religious education lessons, sacramental preparation, or faith-based activities, this resource helps students explore the meaning and symbols of baptism while developing their literacy skills. . . 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!

Catholic prayers word search activity: Engage your students in a fun and meaningful way with this Catholic prayers word search! This resource features 12 common prayers, including the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be, designed to reinforce familiarity with key Catholic traditions. Perfect for religious education classes, catechism lessons, or homeschooling, this activity promotes learning through an enjoyable puzzle format. . Use it as a classroom warm-up, homework assignment, or a quiet reflection activity. Download this engaging and faith-filled resource today to enrich your lessons! . We think you’ll also love our Catholic Prayers Word Unscramble. . Also check out our popular Lord’s Word Search . 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 Catholic Prayers Word Unscramble and Matching Activity is a fun and engaging way for students to review and reinforce their knowledge of key Catholic prayers. Perfect for elementary and middle school religion classes, this activity requires students to unscramble the names of important Catholic prayers and then match each prayer to its correct description. . What’s Included: . 8 Catholic prayers to unscramble, including the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and more. Descriptions of each prayer for students to match to the correct unscrambled name. Answer key for easy grading and self-checking. . Key Features: Reinforces students’ knowledge of essential Catholic prayers. Fun, interactive way to combine literacy skills with religious education. Great for individual, partner, or group work. Easy to use as a classroom activity, homework, or religious education project. . This resource is ideal for Catholic schools, CCD programs, or homeschoolers looking to enhance their students’ understanding of Catholic prayers in a creative and meaningful way. Download today to help your students master these important prayers! . We think you’ll also love our: . Hail Mary Activities . 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!