This activity gets students exploring the wildlife in your pond by making their very own underwater viewer using just a plastic bottle, some tape, and scissors. It’s a fantastic activity if you’re looking at living things, habitats, or just want to give your students some time to explore this amazing world. Teaching Structure: Get the students to make their underwater viewers. Younger students may need help with this. Give them time to use the viewers to explore the wildlife in your pond. Either during or after exploring they can complete the differentiated sheets recording their observations. For higher grade levels you can get them to use books and the internet to ID what they see. Please note: There are obvious risks involved with this activity and there must be measures in place. We suggest getting all students to lie down on an area close to the water level before using the viewers. Check out our risk assessment creator to produce a risk assessment quickly and easily. We hope you find this pack useful and enjoy working outside with your class! Check out our Outdoor Science 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!

These CVC visual word searches are a great prep free activity to get students looking at the CVC short sounds and spellings. It’s perfect for a filler activity, main lesson, or home learning. To complete the word search the students need to look at the picture, spell the word, and find the spelling in the word search. This pack contains word search for the short, a, e, i, o and u sound. Diff 1 - The students must complete the spellings using the CVC sounds. Diff. 2 - The student must spell the whole word. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game 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!

This is a great STEM project to get students exploring the local weather as they design and build their very own wind vanes before recording the wind direction over a given time period. This projects is great if you’re looking at points of the compass, the weather, fractions, or as a fun STEM challenge. Teaching Structure: Talk about what a wind vane is and why they can be useful. In small groups, complete the design sheet by getting students to think of their own ideas about how to build a wind vane. If you don’t want to do this, just use the example design. Share each idea and discuss whether they’ll work or not. Share the example design. - Complete the final design sheet if their designs have changed. Build the wind vane. Place the wind vane in a suitable location and complete the record sheet over a given time period. It can be interesting to put each group in a different place and then compare their results to see any variations in wind directions. Complete the evaluation questions. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This Halloween get your students drawing all of their favourite Halloween pictures while thinking about scaling up and measuring. For this activity students will use chalk to draw Halloween themed pictures on your playground using a specified measurement or scale to work to. It’s great at allowing students to practice using different equipment, measuring accurately, as well as scaling up. This pack contains two levels of differentiation. Diff. 1 - Students will use the measurements given to draw the images the correct size. Diff. 2 - Students must measure the images on the sheets and scale them up using the given scale before using chalk to draw the onto the playground. 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 will teach your students about the greater than, less than and equals symbols (<, >, =) as they figure out the multiplication and division number sentence and write their own number sentence according to the symbol shown. This resource pack contains 7 differentiated worksheets. If further differentiation is required you can provide students with cubes and number lines to help them to figure out the divisions and multiplications. 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 outdoor experiment that demonstrates how the earth is kept warm enough for life (as well as global warming) through the greenhouse effect. They will carry out an experiment comparing the difference in temperature between the air in a glass jar compared to the air outside of the jar. This demonstrates the effect the greenhouse gases have on the Earth. They will go onto think about what happens when we add to the greenhouse gases and the effect this has on the Earth’s temperature. **Equipment needed: **tall jar, 2 x thermometers, 2 x pieces of white card, timer, sunshine & an activity pack. Teaching Structure: Ask the students how they think the Earth is kept warm. Explain that there are gases in the atmosphere that trap the warming radiation in and keep the Earth warm. Explain that they are going to demonstrate this process by looking how the air warms up in a glass compared to the air outside of the glass. Get the students to complete the method sheet. Place 2 pieces of white card on the floor in a sunny spot (to keep the floor variable the same). Put the jar with a thermometer in on one piece of card and put the lid on (if the lid is opaque put the jar upside down). Place the other thermometer on the other bit of card. Record the temperature of both thermometers at the decided intervals and record the results in the table. Complete the discussion questions and evaluation sheet. 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 outdoor activity to get students practicing column addition both with and without decimals as well as practicing their measurement skills. They will measure two items that they find outside before adding the lengths together using column addition in the space provided on the activity sheets. This resource has three levels of challenge. Measure to the nearest whole number Measure to the nearest mm (tenth) Measure three items to the nearest mm. For this activity provide each child with a tape measure or ruler and our activity sheet. You could also use different equipment to provide a further challenge. 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!

Shape builder is a great activity for shape recognition as well as looking at the properties of shapes. The students will head outside and create the shapes on the card using sticks before completing the shape ID card with its properties. This resource contains differentiated shape ID cards. Diff. 1 – Students are required to fill out the number of edges and corners. Diff. 2 – Students are required to fill out the number of edges, right angles and parallel lines. Diff. 3 - Students are required to fill out the number of edges, right angles, parallel lines, and lines of symmetry. 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 outdoor division task cards are a great way to give your class lots of practice at division using their chosen method. Each card contains a division problem that they will need to solve in your outdoor space. In order to solve these problems, measure the given length stated on the task card using an appropriate method (string, ruler, etc.) and then divide the length by the length of the specified object (leaf, stick, or stone). For example, if the length of the playground was 25 meters and the length of a stick was 50cm, the division would be 25,000 / 50. This resource can be differentiated by getting the students to use the method of division best suited to their ability. We find this activity is best done in pairs so that they can scaffold each others 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!

Get out little ones counting outdoors with this fun Christmas themed number recognition activity. It’s a great activity with very little preparation to have in your outdoor space for children to use to practice counting to ten as well as recapping their number recognition. Check out our other Outdoor Christmas 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!

This set of Christmas themed subtraction word problems are perfect for grades 1 – 2 to get ready for the festive season. There are 24 math word problems, 12 of which are ‘challenging’ problems for those children who need the extra level of difficulty. These NO PREP subtraction problems can be used as worksheets, or they can be cut out and used as task cards. Contents - 12 X Subtraction Word Problems - 12 X Challenging Subtraction Word Problems - 2 X Answer Keys We hope you have fun with these and have a wonderful Christmas! ☺ Check out our Christmas Addition Word Problems ) ------------------------ If you enjoyed this resource please leave us some feedback. Thank you! Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A set of Easter themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for years 2 - 3. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems. This pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation. Have a fantastic Easter break! Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A set of animal themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for grades 1 - 2. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation. 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!

A set of Easter themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on multiplication and division for years 2 - 3. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems. This pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation. Have a fantastic Easter break! 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!

These vocabulary cards are perfect for learning or revising months and seasons in Spanish. This is a great way to have students review their Spanish vocabulary whether they’re used for a display or as flash cards! Vocabulary included: All 12 months All 4 seasons Check out our Spanish Months and Seasons Cootie Catcher Game. 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 differentiated task cards are perfect for your students to get loads of practice at working out missing angles for 3, 4 and 5 sided shapes as well as other missing angles as part of your shape, space, and measure topic. This pack contains 20 differentiated cards along with an answer sheet for students to fill in as well as an answer key. These cards can be used in loads of different ways. We love to stick them up around our outdoor space and get the students to hunt them out before solving the missing angles. 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!

These cycling records are perfect to keep track of your cycling activity while looking at some mathematics skills such as addition and averages. This pack contains 5 levels of differentiation to suite ages from 4 - 12 (or older!). **Diff. 1: **Students will record the day and draw a picture for each of their rides. Diff. 2: Students will record the day, miles ridden and draw a picture for each of their rides before calculating their total miles (great for simple addition practice). Two design options available. **Diff. 3: ** Students will record the day, miles ridden and draw a picture for each of their rides before calculating their total miles at the end of each ride (great for simple addition). Diff. 4: Students will record the day, miles ridden and draw a picture for each of their rides before calculating their total miles at the end of each ride. Once all of their rides are complete they will answer some questions involving subtraction, averages, and division. Diff. 5: Students will record the day, miles, total miles and time taken before working out their average speed for each ride. Once all of their rides are complete they will answer questions involving subtraction, averages, and division. This record is perfect for national cycle weeks but is also a great way to teach mathematical skills in real world situations. 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!

Growing plants is great fun and can lead to loads of teaching opportunities. For this activity students will plant a variety of species and measure their growth rate over time. The students first look at how they can carry out this investigation, completing an investigation plan. After the seeds are planted they’ll measure the height of each plant every week and record their findings on the table. As part of the sheet they’ll need to work out differences in heights. We suggest using 4 - 5 different types of plants, ideally ones with a clear difference in growth rate. How you carry this investigation out depends greatly on the space you have available. You may choose to use separate plant pots or maybe you have a veg patch available. It’s good to discuss the importance of the plants being in the same locations. Why is the sun important for plants? Why is water important? You can go into as much or little detail as needed in these discussions. It can be useful to set up a timetable of who is going to care for the plants each day. If you choose to use fruits or vegetables (highly recommended!) you can then go onto use these as another stimulus for activities. Suggested Plants: Tomato Spinach Baby Carrots Bush Beans Green Onions Summer Squash Beets 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!

Growing plants is great fun and can lead to loads of teaching opportunities. For this activity students will plant a variety of species and measure their growth rate over time. The students first look at how they can carry out this investigation, completing an investigation plan. After the seeds are planted they’ll measure the height of each plant every week and record their findings on the table. As part of the sheet they’ll need to work out differences in heights. We suggest using 4 - 5 different types of plants, ideally ones with a clear difference in growth rate. How you carry this investigation out depends greatly on the space you have available. You may choose to use separate plant pots or maybe you have a veg patch available. It’s good to discuss the importance of the plants being in the same locations. Why is the sun important for plants? Why is water important? You can go into as much or little detail as needed in these discussions. It can be useful to set up a timetable of who is going to care for the plants each day. If you choose to use fruits or vegetables (highly recommended!) you can then go onto use these as another stimulus for activities. Suggested Plants: Tomato Spinach Baby Carrots Bush Beans Green Onions Summer Squash Beets 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!

Growing plants is great fun and can lead to loads of teaching opportunities. For this activity students will plant a variety of species and measure their growth rate over time. The students will measure the height of each plant every week and record their findings on the table as well as drawing a picture of the plants. We suggest using 4 - 5 different types of plants, ideally ones with a clear difference in growth rate. How you carry this investigation out depends greatly on the space you have available. You may choose to use separate plant pots or maybe you have a veg patch available. It’s good to discuss the importance of the plants being in the same locations. Why is the sun important for plants? Why is water important? You can go into as much or little detail as needed in these discussions. It can be useful to set up a timetable of who is going to care for the plants each day. If you choose to use fruits or vegetables (highly recommended!) you can then go onto use these as another stimulus for activities. Suggested Plants: Tomato Spinach Baby Carrots Bush Beans Green Onions Summer Squash Beets 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!