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Spring 1

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Summer 1

Summer 2

Y1

Using and Exploring Natural Materials

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Natural woodlands

Weather

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Sensory Trails

 

E G A

Making Shapes

Tree Gym

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Colours around school

E A G

African animals

Team games

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Y2

Pond life

Playgrounds

 

 

E A T

Journey Sticks

Seasons

 

 

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Senses, Sounds and textures

Team Building

 

E T

Plants and Flowers

Local wildlife

 

 

E I G A C

Poetry in the Environment

Weather

 

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Improving the school grounds

Safety in the outdoors

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Y3

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Searching for Spring

Mini beasts and Birds

 

E C I

Leaves and Plants

Forces

Assault courses

A G I T

Photography

Weeping Willows

Camouflage

E C T I

Y4

Seasons/ Seasonal food

Stick Project

 

A I C G T E

Autumn Sticks and Leaves

Viking raids

 

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Insulators and materials

Environmental changes

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Y5

Journey Sticks and senses

Fruits and leaves of Autumn

Pixie Houses

E A G C

Orienteering and team challenges

Rockets and Sundials

Scavenger hunting

Leaves

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RSPB project

 

 

 

 

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Local area maps

Planting pots

Team Building games

 

 

A G T E

Hanging baskets and plant art

 

Mini beast mansions

 

A E C G

Parks and Playgrounds

 

Orienteering

 

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Y6

Journey Sticks

Conkers, cones and Autumn Leaves

E C I

Kite making

Seasons and cooking

Mosaics

C A I G

Woodland trees and leaves

John Muir collages

E C A

Plants

Ponds

 

E C I

Compasses and charts

Orienteering

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Native American Tribes

 

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Skills covered through outdoor learning

 

Exploring and discovering – Involves finding out about the environment and seasonal changes, including taking part in outdoor and adventurous activities, nature work and the John Muir Award at Y5/6.

 

Creating – Includes using natural materials for arts and crafts, story/poetry writing in the environment and imaginative activities.

 

Applying – Provides children with the opportunity to make links to their cross curricular themes in the outdoor environment.

 

Growing and Cooking – Involves children growing flowers, plants, vegetables and fruits in the school garden and using there for art and cooking projects.

 

Team Building – Involves taking part in games and outdoor & adventurous activities which promote team work and problem solving, this includes learning orienteering.

 

Investigating – Provides children with opportunities to apply science and technology knowledge and skills in the outdoor environment. 

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