Looking for some outdoor learning activities to try with your child? Look no further, as this guide from an English summer school has 5 activities you can try starting from the comfort of home.
1. Orienteering
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This involves using a map and compass to find specific locations to reach a certain goal. It’s a great skill for the mind and body and can easily become a fun treasure hunt for children. In bigger events, children can be competing against others to reach a specific goal, making for healthy competition and prizes.
2. Trips to the museum
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Museums or educational centres are teeming with fun activities for children to learn about something new. Give them the chance to explore their favourite subjects in different ways, like a visit to the local history museum or a science-themed museum.
3. Water play
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On hot and sunny days you can take a trip to the beach or possibly bring out the inflatable paddling pool to try out water play. This involves a number of objects like cups and toys that show children how water is affected by gravity and its permanent state.
4. Make a nature journal
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A nature journal can be as in depth or as picture-filled as possible, where your child can add leaves, petals, pictures of animals they spot in the garden or even paintings of what they’ve spotted. Keeping a journal means they’re able to look back on what they’ve discovered just from their front door.
5. Make a DIY oven in your garden
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Use an old postage box, some foil and a layer of cellophane to make a small oven. Reflect the foil onto what you want to melt, like chocolate on a biscuit for example, and watch as the “oven” does its magic. Great for those hot and sunny days! And they get to see science working in action.