Learning Outdoors provides all the educational stimulation you and your children need for some great Ed-ventures in the open air.

Education does not always need to take place behind a desk, in a classroom or with a teacher.  Family time is just as important as school time, and these 52 ‘Ed-ventures’ provide parents with a fantastic bank of ideas to support and enhance their children’s formal schooling. Each exciting adventure can easily be fitted into a weekend.

Chapters include Buildings to See, Places to Go, Travel & Transport, By the Water, Country Life and Culture & Entertainment. Within each activity there is plenty of scope to help your children develop enquiring minds, including ideas on what to do before you get there, while you’re there and when you get back, plus tips, suggestions and ways of encouraging different ways to learn via reading, listening, visual, sensory and physical means.

Whether you’re visiting a wind farm or stepping on to a train, visiting an historical building or looking at a sculpture in your local park, Learning Outdoors provides all the educational stimulation you and your children need for some great Ed-ventures in the open air. 

CONTENTS

Page 6 Introduction 4pp

Page 10 1 Things to do to pass the time on a journey 2pp

Page 12 BUILDINGS TO SEE (6)

Page 14    2 Windmill/water mill 4pp

Page 18   3 Museum 2pp

Page 20    4 Castle/fort 4pp

Page 24 5 Religious building 2pp

Page 26    6 Historical building 4pp

Page 30   7 Factory/cottage industry 4pp

Page 34 PLACES TO GO (15)

Page 36   8 Zoo 2pp

Page 38 9 Campsite 4pp

Page 42    10 Outdoor retail park 2pp

Page 44   11 Race course 2pp

Page 46 12 Market 4pp

Page 50    13 Playground 2pp

Page 52    14 Wind farm 4pp Plus diagram

Page 56   15 Village 2pp

Page 58   16 Town 2pp

Page 60    17 City (and capital cities) 2pp

Page 62    18 Allotments/gardens 4pp

Page 66    19 Fairground 2pp

Page 68    20 Animal sanctuary 2pp

Page 70     21 Sports ground 2pp

Page 72    22 Holiday resort 4pp (could move to travel)

76 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT (5)

Page 78      23 Train  4pp

Page 82      24 Ferry 2pp

Page 84      25 Airport 2pp

Page 86    26  Boat ride 2pp

Page 88 27 Bridge 4pp Plus diagram

92 BY THE WATER 10

Page 94 28 Beach 4pp

Page 98 29 Cliff 2pp

Page 100 30 River 4pp Plus diagram

Page 104 31 Lake 2pp

Page 106 32 Island 4pp

Page 110 33 Canal 2pp

Page 112 34 Cave 2pp

Page 114 35 Lighthouse 2pp

Page 116 36 Waterfall 2pp

Page 118 37 Reservoir 4pp

122 COUNTRY LIFE 10

Page 124 38 Farm 4pp

Page 128 39 Valley 2pp

Page 130 40 Vineyard/Orchard/Fruit farm 4pp

Page 134 41 Mountain/Hill 4pp

Page 138 42 Mine/Quarry 4pp

Page 142 43 Nature reserve (inc. wetland & salt marsh) 4pp (could be By

the Water?)

Page 146 44 Safari Park/Game Reserve 2pp

Page 148 45 Forest/woods 4pp

Page 152 46 Field 2pp

Page 154 47 National Park 2pp

156 CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT 5

Page 158 48 Sculpture 4pp

Page 162 49 Statue 2pp

Page 164 50 Festival/show 4pp

Page 168 51 theatre/amphitheatre 2pp

Page 170 52 Famous landmark 2pp

Page 172 Appendix: Age-related activities 2pp

Page 174-5 Index 2pp

Page 176 Acks 1pp