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!

This is a great reading comprehension pack about the sacrament of first holy communion as part of your ‘Seven Sacraments’ topic. The text that goes through what first holy communion is, why people choose to get take the sacrament and the importance of receiving the eucharist. 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 reading passage 2 x differentiated comprehension questions (2 pages 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!

This is a great reading comprehension pack about Baptism and part of your ‘Seven Sacraments’ topic. The text that goes through what baptism has, why people choose to get baptised and the importance of baptism. 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 (2 pages 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!

This pack contains three differentiated science investigation plan templates. They are a great way to help students organize their thoughts and ideas before carrying out the investigation. 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Subtraction boards are a fun and practical way for your early learners to practice simple subtraction outside. For this activity they will complete the differentiated questions by collecting the correct amount of objects (shown above question) to represent the subtraction and placing it over the top of the square. Once they have completed all four subtractions on the board you can get them to take a photo for a record or write out the subtractions with pictures and answers on some paper. This activity is a great physical and visual way to help them understand subtraction in a concrete way. It’s best to either laminate the boards or print them out on thick card so they can be used multiple times. We leave them in our outdoor space so students can come and choose them as they like during free-flow 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!

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!

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!

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!

The students have been trapped in a magic classroom by a mischievous wizard who has hidden the key to unlock the door in a series of algebraic equations. They must work together to solve the equations and find the key before time runs out! This escape room is a great end to your algebra topic or perfect start to see what they already know! This resource has 8 clue cards each with an algebra equation they must solve. This resource comes with two sets of 8 clue cards. The green ones are slightly easier and the blue ones are a little trickier. Contents: Teacher Guide 2 Sets of 8 Clue Cards (green = easier & blue = more complex) Answer Sheet Congratulation Card Check out our Algebra 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!

Ratios are everywhere and a great opportunity to take that math lesson outside! For this fun outdoor ratio lesson your students will collect some leaves before thinking about their features and writing some ratio sentences about each of the features. It’s a great way to introduce simple ratio to students and give them lots of practice at spotting different ratios. This resource contains two differentiated activity sheets. Diff 1: They find some leaves and complete the ratio sentence. Diff. 2: They find some leaves, write the ratio sentence and if possible, simplify the ratio. Check out our scaling up shapes outdoor activity 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!

Why scale up shapes on paper when you can do it on the playground! These task cards will get your students scaling up shapes and drawing them on the playground using chalk. These task cards will give your students lots of practise at ratio & proportion and measuring. This resource contains 16 task cards which get more difficult throughout. They contain both regular and irregular shapes. 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!

Using the outdoors as a way to promote a healthy mindset as well as having a brain break from the classroom can have huge benefits on students’ learning and emotional wellbeing. These outdoor mindfulness task cards can be used to give out to students when they are in need of some quiet time or a brain break from the classroom. Each card contains a simple activity that they can complete outside independently with minimal prep. Each activity is designed to promote a positive mental wellbeing along with a calm mindset ready for work. These cards can also be used very effectively with SEN students that become overwhelmed within the classroom. If safe and appropriate, they can choose a card and spend 5 minutes completing the activity outside before returning to the classroom. This can help them take a minute to calm down and return to a better state of mind. 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!