outdoors – Lost Wor(l)ds

Leafy hedgehogs

Categories: Activities. Tags: outdoors. Topics: Art & Design, Literacy and MFL.

For COP26, we put together a calendar of activity ideas, including the creation of leafy hedgehogs. Here, we offer for downloading a simple leafy hedgehog template with space for children to write the word ‘hedgehog’ in another language, and well as three different templates to encourage people to check their bonfires for hedgehogs, this helping and protecting our spiky friends. Each poster has space to include the message in a language other than English, and we would love to see your results!

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Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Categories: Activities. Tags: autumn, outdoors, scavenger hunt and trees. Topics: Art & Design, English, MFL and Science.

Our multilingual scavenger hunts have been one of the most favourite activities, and this autumn version completes the set. With lots of opportunities to explore the outdoors, this is the perfect activity to get children to use all their languages to explore nature around them.

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A woodland shown from a small animal's perspective

Shinrin-yoku – the art of forest bathing for mental health

Categories: Blog. Tags: animals, creature feature, forest, home learning idea, mental health, outdoors and walking.

If you go out in the woods today, you’re in for…an opportunity to recharge your mental batteries, to find some peace (yes, probably even if you do go with kids). And in Japanese, there is a word for it – shinrin-yoku (森林浴), literally “forest bath”, the concept of consciously emerging yourself in the woods (some of us might have to turn to parks rather than forests, but that’s okay). This blog posts suggests a way to support children through a mindful visit to the woods.

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