Outdoor Classroom Day
Celebrate Outdoor Classroom Day with us on Thursday 18 May 2023.
10 May 2023
Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. On two days of action each year, teachers take children outdoors to play and learn. All year round, the Outdoor Classroom Day community campaigns for more time outdoors every day.
You can sign up on the Outdoor Classroom Day website here.
Need a few ideas for curriculum-linked activities? Try some of these:
Art/Design
Art from the garden
Decorate a plant pot
Miniature garden
English
Flower power poetry
Fruit taste testing
Signs and labels
Maths
Estimating
How tall is that tree?
Measurements
Science
Five a day
Make a plant press
Bug homes
Geography
Garden map
Soil test
Travelling food
Music
Make garden music
Wind chimes
Food Technology
Fruit families
Seasonal growing
Design a menu
Just for fun
Bird seed cake
Perfume pot
Seed sowing
For more ways to celebrate outdoor learning, visit the Outdoor Classroom Day website or use any of the resources on our website. For further inspiration, check out what Cedarbank School in Scotland are doing to encourage outdoor learning.
Be sure to share your activities on social media, with the hashtag #OutdoorClassroomDay and be a part of this huge celebration of outdoor learning.