{"id":278,"date":"2021-03-22T21:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.breamearlylearners.com\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T10:41:10","slug":"forest-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/?page_id=278","title":{"rendered":"Nature Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"278\" class=\"elementor elementor-278\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de9de83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de9de83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d266d0\" data-id=\"3d266d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2868d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2868d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are proud of our dedicated garden area that we use for Nature play. Nature play uses hands on learning in an outdoor environment. Children are encouraged to develop their independence and assess their own risk-taking. It improves their decision making, and raises both confidence and self-esteem through small achievable activities. Nature Play allows opportunities for all areas of the curriculum to be incorporated.\u00a0<\/p><p>The latest Ofsted inspection commented in its key findings\u2026.<em> \u201cThe weekly forest school\/nature play session provides children with a wealth of opportunities to explore and investigate outdoors. They excitedly hunt for bugs, climb and balance, run around freely, play cooperatively, and learn to use tools safely.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>As we all know, fresh air and exercise contributes to a healthy lifestyle, and assists our children\u2019s physical development. Research has shown that outdoor learning can enhance children\u2019s education across all areas of the curriculum. Not all children have access to outdoor space to play, making Nature Play an invaluable facility.<\/p><p>Activities we incorporate include:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>mud painting<\/li><li>making mud pies<\/li><li>leaf kebabs<\/li><li>digging<\/li><li>bug hunting<\/li><li>using mallets and stakes<\/li><li>den building<\/li><li>making homes for our wild animals (soft toys)<\/li><li>collecting &#8216;treasure&#8217; in baskets<\/li><li>rolling in the leaves<\/li><li>playing hide and seek (1, 2, 3, where are you?)<\/li><li>much more \u2026.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e095b1\" data-id=\"6e095b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6454ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6454ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NPpallets.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NPpallets.jpg 660w, https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NPpallets-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e2757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9e2757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mud-painting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mud-painting.jpg 760w, https:\/\/breamearlylearners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mud-painting-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud of our dedicated garden area that we use for Nature play. 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