This document discusses the benefits of outdoor learning for children's development. It notes that playing outside helps children explore their natural environment and aids in their cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth. Some key benefits mentioned include allowing children first-hand experiences with weather, seasons, and nature; helping children transfer skills between the classroom and outdoors; and enabling children to learn skills like decision-making, problem-solving, and confidence building during outdoor play. The document also stresses the importance of providing children with appropriate clothing for different weather conditions to allow them to experience the outdoors safely.

1. Outdoor
Learning

2. The Great Outdoors!
Parents, If you
are worried
about your
children being
in the great
outdoors, listen
to this power
point and
hopefully your
concerns will be
settled!
Research has
shown that playing
outside is
beneficial for a
child's
development. As
well as
this, children will
be able to explore
the natural
environment and
discover different
smells, noises and
textures!

3. Why it’s Beneficial

4. Learning Outside The Classroom

5. What Can Children Learn Outside?
There is many ways in which children can learn outdoors!
It gives children first-hand contact with the weather, seasons and the natural
world.
Children can transfer the skills they learn outdoors into the classroom and vice
versa.
Outdoor learning is as efficient as classroom learning.
‘Children can learn to make decisions, solve problems and grow
in confidence in their own abilities outdoors and they need
plenty of time to investigate their outdoor environment
purposefully. They will make predictions about what may
happen based on their previous play experiences and test out
these ideas and theories.’
(EYFS Outdoors 2007)

6. “There’s no such thing as the
wrong sort of weather,
Only the wrong sort of clothing!”
Appropriate Clothing
It is important that children are able to experience all weather
conditions, the different seasons and the natural world itself.
It is important that the children have warm, protecting clothes
for the winter such as waterproofs, wellington boots, warm
hats, gloves and warm layers.
As a teacher it is important that we give you notice to let you
know when your children may encounter a bit of mess while
outdoors.

7. Taking The Curriculum Outside
General benefits from outdoor learning:
The great outdoors creates the opportunity to be creative and for the
children to use their imagination. With that there is opportunity for them to
be challenged and to critically think and make up their own minds
Children may act differently outdoors, for example a student who is perhaps
more quiet indoors may find a voice outdoors.
The children can find the relevance in the subject they are learning about
Outdoors will be a different learning experience for the children rather than
the classroom at all times, this will provide opportunity for greater thinking
and more understanding.