What makes a good EYFS outdoor area?

What makes a good EYFS outdoor area?

a quiet area with seating for talk and looking at books. a growing and planting area to provide vegetables, herbs and flowers (and to create interest in insects, birds etc) an investigation area for sounds/movement/dens/sand/water/mud etc. an area for vigorous physical activity.

How can I improve my EYFS outside?

Inspirational EYFS Outdoor Provision on a Budget

1. Improve Storage and Accessibility.
2. Increase Physical Development through Active Play.
3. Encourage Communication and Language through Reading.
4. Develop Literacy and Mathematics through Active Fun.
5. Understanding the World through Investigative Play.
6. Inspire Expressive Arts & Design.

What does the EYFS say about outdoor play?

The new frameworks state that all EYFS children must have access to an outdoor play area. Outdoor learning has been shown to inspire children and to reconnect them with nature.

How should you plan for outdoor play?

Organize parties, play dates, celebrations at outdoor places and choose gardens, water parks, playground or amusement parks. Parents can buy entry tickets of these places for all invited children as return gifts. Plan outdoor games like musical chairs, jumping race or just play with your little guests under the sky.

What are the characteristics of an enabling outdoor play environment?

It offers opportunities for doing things in different ways and on different scales than when indoors. Playing outside gives children first-hand contact with weather, seasons, and the natural world, and outdoor environments offer children freedom to explore, use their senses, and be physically active and exuberant.

What is an outdoor learning environment?

A natural outdoor play and learning environment is outdoor space at an early childhood education center that includes diverse features designed to promote structured and unstructured physical activity, play, and learning.

What do I need to create an outdoor classroom?

6 key ingredients to creating an outdoor classroom

1. Location, location, location.
2. Whiteboards.
3. Seating.
4. Shade.
5. Storage.
6. Raised Beds.
7. Inexpensive add-ons.
8. Protect the investment and produce long-term impact.

What can you learn from outdoor activities?

Adopting an Outdoor Learning System will help your students to:

• Enhance academic accomplishment.
• Maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.
• Enhance higher-order learning.
• Encourages students and teachers to practice informal learning and teaching.
• Promoted creativity.
• Makes learning more interesting.

How do you organize outdoor activities?

8 Factors to Consider When Planning an Outdoor Event

1. Have a back-up plan.
2. Select a location with indoor and outdoor venues.
3. Make inquiries about curfews.
4. Be sure to make arrangement for protective cover.
5. During transitional seasons, ask participants to come prepared for changes in weather conditions.

What resources are available for EYFS outdoor learning activities?

The Woodland Trust produces a range of resources and downloads available for EYFS outdoor learning activities, split by age groups. The resources are free, fit with the EYFS and National Curriculum objectives, and practitioners do not need any extra training to take part.

What are the benefits of outdoor play in EYFS?

Outdoor play and learning in EYFS can have many benefits, including: Increased confidence and self-esteem. Greater ability to begin to play and learn independently. Increased social, sharing and teamwork skills.

How can we make outdoor learning and play more fun?

There are some easy ways to experiment with outdoor learning and play, and as long as you make sure children have the right clothing and are protected (for instance with sun cream and hats if necessary), there is no reason not to be creative with outdoor space and environments as part of your provision.

What are the EYFS nature activities?

These nature activities have been created to give ideas, materials and support to educators who are planning more outdoor learning. The EYFS resources have been created around 6 themes with a number of separate activities within each theme. A theme can be delivered as an entire session which would typically take around 90 mins.