learning outside the classroom
Focus on field studies
What could be a better environment for learning? Fieldwork sites provide the ultimate learning outside the classroom experience. With opportunities to see at first hand, to grow and nurture, to learn about sustainability and, most importantly, to have fun. This month in the LOTC zone we focus on field studies and find out about some of the exciting opportunities that are on offer. Beginning with Wells Field Studies Centre in Norfolk…
Boatmen have hairy bottoms!
Sherwood Pines Forest Park is an amazing resource that can fascinate and engage even the most challenging of children. Here Joanne Broadhead, education ranger, provides insight into how this outdoor classroom can bring learning to life.
Getting stuck-in
The focus on learning outside the classroom has been around for some time now, so how can teachers keep it fresh? The National Trust takes a look at some innovative projects that have been developed as part of its School Guardianship scheme
essential reading
Environmental Art
This book shows how excitingdisplays and activities by using theenvironment as a starting point.
PE Lesson Plans
These books are packed with invaluableinformation on how to teach PE, itsvalue and importance to the schoolcurriculum, in addition to necessarysubject knowledge, teaching strategies,progression and achievement, and assessment.
Great Explorers
All areas of the globe are covered and the journeys of explorers both famous and not so famous: Florence Baker in Egypt and Sudan; Mary Kingsley in West Africa; Lewis and Clark across the US; Franklin and Leary at the North Pole and Amundsen and Scott at the South. The book is arranged by region, and chronologically within that region.
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