We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
Looking for a hands-on outdoor STEM activity that gets students thinking, building, and testing? This mud brick challenge is it!
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Students will head outside to collect natural materials like straw, sticks, and leaves, then mix them with soil and water to create their own bricks. Once dried, they’ll put their bricks to the test—evaluating strength and durability through weight, squeeze, or drop tests. Perfect for linking science, DT, and outdoor learning.
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This resource includes:
Full teacher guide with setup instructions
Printable evaluation sheet
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We think you’ll also love our DIY Wind Vane STEM Challenge.
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Bring science and nature together with this engaging Leaf Scavenger Hunt! Perfect for early finishers, nature walks, science centers, or outdoor lessons. Simply print the sheet for your region—UK or North America—and head outside. Students tick off the illustrated leaves as they find them, making it an easy, no-prep way to promote observation skills and nature appreciation.
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What’s Included:
UK Leaf Scavenger Hunt (with pictures)
North American Leaf Scavenger Hunt (with pictures)
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Why Teachers Love It:
No leaf ID guides needed
Great for autumn or plant-themed units
Supports science and outdoor learning goals
Encourages mindful exploration
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Get students outside and exploring with this fun Butterfly Scavenger Hunt!
This resource includes two scavenger hunt sheets, each featuring 12 different butterflies for students to spot and identify. It also comes with a research sheet, giving students the opportunity to choose a butterfly they have found and investigate it further — encouraging observation, research skills, and a deeper connection with nature.
Perfect for outdoor learning, science lessons, and nature studies!
Includes:
2 Butterfly Scavenger Hunt Sheets (North America & UK - 12 butterflies each)
1 Butterfly Research Sheet
Ideal for:
Outdoor learning, science, minibeast studies, nature walks, and independent research activities.
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Introduce your students to the importance of hedgehog conservation with these engaging posters / presentation. Designed for children aged 7-12, these cards focus on understanding hedgehog habitats and the challenges these creatures face in modern environments.
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This lesson combines elements of ecology, environmental science, and community action, encouraging students to become active participants in wildlife preservation.
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We think you’ll also love our Hedgehog Bug Hunt activity which looks at how pesticides can impact hedgehogs.
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In this engaging outdoor activity, students take on the role of hedgehogs searching for food. As they collect bug cards scattered around the outdoor area, they explore food chains, survival challenges, and the risks of eating toxic prey.
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Math is integrated as students use fractions to determine the proportion of safe versus poisoned bugs they’ve gathered. This lesson combines movement, critical thinking, and hands-on learning to reinforce key science and math concepts.
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We think you’ll also love our Hedgehog Crime Scene outdoor investigation.
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This plant growth diary is a great tool for helping children build their science and observation skills while taking care of their own plant. Each week, they’ll fill in the diary sheet, noting key updates on their plant’s development as they track its growth and any changes they observe.
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Contents:
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Teacher’s Guide
Plant Research Sheet
2 Differentiated Plant Diaries
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We think you’ll also love our Living Things Task Cards!
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Take learning outdoors with this engaging Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt! Designed to encourage observation and curiosity, this printable resource is perfect for students to use on their outdoor walks.
Children will explore their surroundings, checking off items as they spot different plants, animals, and natural features. The activity promotes mindful observation, scientific inquiry, and outdoor exploration, making it ideal for science lessons, outdoor learning, homeschooling, or simply a fun nature break.
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Encourage students to explore biodiversity with this engaging outdoor lesson! In this activity, students will place a hula hoop in a chosen outdoor area and carefully observe the plants and animals within its boundary. Using the included activity sheet, they will record all the different species they find. After completing their survey, they will reflect on their findings by answering evaluation questions on a separate worksheet.
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This hands-on activity helps develop observation skills, introduces key ecology concepts, and encourages discussion about habitats and biodiversity. Perfect for science lessons, outdoor learning, and cross-curricular links with geography and environmental studies.
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Includes:
Hula Hoop Habitat Survey activity sheet
Evaluation questions worksheet
Teacher’s guide with instructions
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Get your class outdoors and investigating nature with this simple but effective biodiversity survey!
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Christmas decoration coloring with a twist! This Christmas themed activity combines science, art, and creativity while teaching children about animal adaptations and the wonders of the natural world. They’ll have fun designing their own unique ornaments and learning about how animals survive in different environments.
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In this outdoor lesson your class will explore the fundamental force of gravity by dropping different weighted objects and measuring their fall speeds. This hands-on activity will help them understand the concept of acceleration due to gravity and its effects on objects of varying mass.
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Contents:
Teacher’s guide
2 x differentiated method sheets
2 x differentiated results table
2 x differentiated evaluation questions
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These Animal Classification Sorting Cards are the perfect tool to help kids learn how to group animals by their characteristics! Students will sort cards into the main animal categories, promoting active learning and discussion. Ideal for science lessons, outdoor classrooms, or homeschool activities.
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What’s Included?
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7 Animal Classification Cards With Pictures
7 Animal Classification Cards Without Pictures
28 Animal Feature Cards
Teacher’s Guide
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These Animal Classification Sorting Cards are the perfect tool to help kids learn how to group animals by their characteristics! Students will sort cards into the main animal categories, promoting active learning and discussion. Ideal for science lessons, outdoor classrooms, or homeschool activities.
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What’s Included?
7 Animal Classification Cards With Pictures
7 Animal Classification Cards Without Pictures
28 Animal Feature Cards
Teacher’s Guide
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You may also like our other animal classification activities:
- Animal Classification Word Unscramble
- Animal Classification Key Terms Cootie Catcher
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Discover the beauty of North America’s natural landscapes with the North American Wildflower ID Guide—an essential tool for any outdoor adventure. This guide is an invaluable resource for identifying the diverse array of wildflowers found across North America.
Each card features the name of the flower alongside a clear illustration, making it easy for students to recognise and learn about the flowers they encounter.
Whether in the school grounds or on field trips, these ID cards will be your students’ trusted companions as they explore the wonders of North American wildflowers.
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Discover the beauty of the UK’s natural landscapes with the UK Wildflower ID Guide—an essential tool for any outdoor adventure. This guide is an invaluable resource for identifying the diverse array of wildflowers found across the UK.
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Each card features the name of the flower alongside a clear illustration, making it easy for students to recognise and learn about the flowers they encounter.
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Whether in the school grounds or on field trips, these ID cards will be your students’ trusted companions as they explore the wonders of British wildflowers.
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Parts of a plant key vocabulary is made easy with our free printable word unscramble and definition matching worksheet. Your class will unscramble the key plant parts before matching it up to the correct definition.
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We have found these really useful to have ready for a filler activity for your early finishers to practise the topics keys terms.
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We hope you enjoy our free worksheet.
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Check out our Parts of a Flower Word Unscramble.
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Parts of a flower key vocabulary is made easy with our printable word unscramble and definition matching worksheet. Your class will unscramble the key fower part before matching it up to the correct definition.
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We have found these really useful to have ready for a filler activity for your early finishers to practise the topics keys terms.
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Check out our Animal Adaptations Word Unscramble Bundle.
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This exciting outdoor scavenger hunt printable is the perfect way to get kids outside exploring. They’ll explore the natural area, trying to find 30 different items you’re likely to find around your local area. It’s and ideal holiday activity for a day out.
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This exciting nature-themed scavenger hunt printable is the perfect way to get kids outside exploring nature in your local area. They’ll explore the natural area, trying to find 20 different natural treasures. It’s ideal for birthday parties, school trips, or simply a fun family outing.
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Check out our Woodland Scavenger Hunt!
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This exciting woodland scavenger hunt printable is the perfect way to get kids outside exploring nature in your local woodland. It’s ideal for birthday parties, school trips, or simply a fun family outing.
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Check out our summer scavenger hunt!
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This bundle includes printable word unscramble and definition matching worksheets, perfect for reinforcing key terms within your “Living Things” topic. Students will have fun unscrambling the terms before matching them to the correct classification definition.
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This bundle contains activities for:
Animal Classification
Camouflage & Mimicry
Habitats
Animal Adaptation
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We have found these really useful to have ready for a filler activity for your early finishers to practise the topics keys terms.