Learning Outside the Primary Classroom: Creative and Cost-Effective Ideas

This book details positive reasons for going outdoors with learning; it explains the neuro-scientific evidence to back outdoor classrooms as well as supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage principles and the 2006 Manifesto. Contents include: • Movement towards personalised learning • It is not just PE • Putting the curriculum outdoors • Planning and assessment templates. This book will inspires practitioners of all primary ages to go outside with their curriculum. It has practical planning solutions with links to the current Primary framework and Early Years Foundation Stage Document. Short-term planning templates for outdoors and easy assessment ideas are also included. It is a book full of activities, taking practitioners through well used topics and giving them ideas for the outdoor classroom at little to no cost. Outdoor learning is fun and this book is an essential tool for anyone who wishes to implement a creative and exciting outdoor classroom for their school. 140 pages “Learning outside the classroom is about raising achievement through an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience is of prime importance. This is not only about what we learn but importantly how and where we learn.” DCSF Manifesto 2006