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Mud Kitchen

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

This is an activity about making a mud kitchen and using it to learn about measuring, estimating, basic fraction identification, literacy. Making mud pies and imaginary cooking using natural outdoor materials seems to have always been a part of playing outdoors. It’s a great way to engage with the outdoors and get hands on experience by exploring materials, role playing…

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Natural Mandalas

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Learn about Mandala’s and create your own out of natural material.

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Nature Alphabet

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

During outdoor sessions, create letters of the alphabet using found materials. Perhaps a twig is naturally the shape of a letter, or objects are collected and rearranged into the shape of a letter. Allow imaginations to run wild!

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Nature’s Opposites

21st September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A descriptive word game that gets participants thinking about adjectives. Nature’s Opposites offers a great opening activity to any literacy-based sessions. Can be easily adapted for younger audiences.

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Object Hunt

21st September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Search for objects that match descriptive words and colours, ticking them off as you go.

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Risk Assessment Triangles

29th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A resource to help individuals identify potential hazards and the risks associated with them. Enables individuals to begin taking ownership of their wellbeing and increase awareness of the world around them. Great health and safety discussions at the start of a session.

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Scavenger hunt (sports day version)

1st July 2020, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Create a base and race to find the items on the scavenger list while timing yourself. How quick can you complete this scavenger hunt?

Autumn, Croftland, First, Garden, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Second, Spring, Step-by-step instructions, Summer, Woodland

Sensory Challenge for Windy & Rainy Weather

28th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

A great activity for inclement weather that is still safe to go outdoors in.

Autumn, Croftland, Early, Expressive Arts, First, Freshwater & River, Garden, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Moorland, Overview document, Seashore, Second, Spring, Summer, Winter, Woodland

Skeleton Activity

28th September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Explore skeletons in this interactive activity. Look at a variety of different skeletons, talk about the different parts. Talk about what the skeleton does, how would our bodies be if we didn’t have a skeleton? (a floppy mess on the floor). Compare and contrast between different skeletons.

Autumn, Croftland, Expressive Arts, First, Garden, Health & Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Moorland, Overview document, Sciences, Second, Spring, Summer, Technology, Third & Fourth, Woodland

Soil Recipe

21st September 2021, by Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape

Soil is made up of 45% minerals from rocks, 25% water, 25% air, 5% organic matter, along with the action of time, activity of living things and specific climatic conditions. This activity is an interactive, visual and fun way to understand the above. Can be used as a starting point to any session exploring soil or playing in mud kitchens.…

Autumn, Croftland, Early, First, Garden, Languages, Mathematics, Moorland, Overview document, Sciences, Second, Spring, Summer, Woodland

Learning Resources

Mud Kitchen

Nature Alphabet

Nature’s Opposites

Object Hunt

Risk Assessment Triangles

Scavenger hunt (sports day version)

Sensory Challenge for Windy & Rainy Weather

Skeleton Activity

Soil Recipe

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