Presented by: Juliet Robertson
- The low-down on number, money, measurement, shape, position, movement and data handling outdoors
- Use sticks, stones and playground markings to create challenges
- Outdoor tasks as an inclusive and diverse approach to teaching
- Practical guidance about lesson planning, a whole-school approach, resources, websites and assessment outdoors
- Whole-class activities to take outside all year round
Juliet is one of the UK's leading proponents of outdoor learning, having written several key Scottish outdoor learning documents on behalf of Education Scotland. She also designed and developed national Forest Kindergarten training for Early Years practitioners. Juliet writes the award-winning blog "I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!
DATES:
26th June 2013 Birmingham
1st July 2013 London
Who should attend• Numeracy and its role in the 2012 Ofsted framework
• Tactics to raise floor standards and close attainment gaps
• Positively addresses health & safety and other concerns about working outside with children
• Open-ended activities suitable for all ages
Benefits of attending• Primary SMT
• EY Foundation Stage
• Heads of Learning Support
• Maths Coordinators
• Learning Support Assistants
• Key Stage 1 & 2 Teachers
Think outside• Boosts attainment in boys
• Engages and enthuses shy children
• Unleashes creativity and sharpens motor skills
• Makes connections between class and the real-world
• Multi-sensory activities increase the retention of knowledge
Make outdoor maths part of your routine• The low-down on number, money, measurement, shape, position, movement and
data handling outdoors
• Use sticks, stones and playground markings to create challenges
• Outdoor tasks as an inclusive and diverse approach to teaching
• Practical guidance about lesson planning, a whole-school approach, resources, websites and assessment outdoors
• Whole class activities to take outside all year round
• Problem solving approaches through nature-based activities
• Outdoor strategy games and other activities to investigate patterns
• Cross-curricular approaches, reducing pressure to cover everything
• Using numbers as a way of interpreting the world around us
• Developing school grounds through mathematical features
