Nature’s Opposites
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A descriptive word game that gets participants thinking about adjectives. Nature’s Opposites offers a great opening activity to any literacy-based sessions. Can be easily adapted for younger audiences.
Learning Resources
Path Work Exploration
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Activity to explore paths and why maintenance of them is important. A great one to explore a variety of curriculum links that apply to local environment and our place in it. Can be adapted to suit younger age groups.
Scavenger hunt (sports day version)
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Create a base and race to find the items on the scavenger list while timing yourself. How quick can you complete this scavenger hunt?
The Four Challenges – Exploring the John Muir Award
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A resource for anyone working towards their John Muir Award. Go through each of the Four Challenges in turn. Consider the questions asked. Write down thoughts and ideas on the relevant colour sticky note and stick it in the relevant area of the A3 worksheet.
The Lost Words Activity
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This activity has been created to engage with The Lost Words book by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris, which was created in response to the removal of nature words from the Oxford Children’s Dictionary. It can be combined with the activities: Nature’s Opposites and Explore Like a Victorian for a full day session, or series of themed sessions around literacy…
The Write Around (Reflective Activity)
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A reflective activity to explore positive character traits of group members following a session/class/activity together.
Tree Bathing
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Forest bathing originates from Japan, where it is known as “shinrin yoku” (shrinin means “forest” and yoku means “bath”). It stems from an awareness that spending time amongst trees is very helpful to our bodies, our health and our wellbeing, and this is backed up by science.
You’re only safe if… (sports day version)
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Learn the names of some of the plants, shrubs and trees in your area in this fun game!