Posts tagged Nature
Hiking In The Summer Months

Summer is a fabulous time of year to explore the great outdoors, and hiking is one of the best ways to do this. Hiking is a popular activity among both novice and experienced outdoor enthusiasts for a good reason. Not only is it a fun activity to participate in, but it also provides a varying degree of challenge, it is a relaxing way to stay active, and it also comes with a variety of excellent health and wellness benefits.

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Using The Outdoors To Develop Writing Opportunities

As an educator, there is a significant emphasis on getting children to write and then developing that writing through different styles and techniques. Within the classroom, there is only so much we can do to inspire and develop a zest for writing within our pupils, so by talking our writing outdoors and into nature, a whole host of new possibilities may arise. Read on to find out more.

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Get Outside And Start Nature Journaling

Nature journaling with children is a beautiful way to help support spoken linguistic skills and creative writing. It further helps develop higher levels of communication with your class or group by incorporating more creative skills like art and photography; you can invigorate and further enhance a regular lesson or topic. Getting outside and Nature Journaling is ideal.

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Is It Time To Get Back Into Nature?

The last 12 months have been a challenging time for us all. Restrictions to our freedom to travel to destinations near and far, the opportunity to visit our friends and family and the chance to enjoy many of the hobbies and pastimes we are so used to do free from any form of obstacles have been temporarily taken away from us. Now is the time to get back to nature? Read on to find out more.

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How Does Time In Nature Benefit Children?

Spending time in nature can be hugely beneficial for all children; it can aid their development in a wide variety of ways. It can offer calm, a place to learn and enjoy outdoor activities. It is not something so commonly done in our modern world, so here are a few reasons why you should get outdoors and make the most of your natural surroundings.

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Let's write about the outdoors

Let’s write about the outdoors is my new initiative to get children writing about the outdoors. During this difficult time of self-isolating and homeschooling what better way to focus and develop our writing skills by writing about the outdoors. I have included writing prompts to inspire you to get writing and share your ideas.

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Why is being Outside so relaxing?

Getting Outside and spending your spare time in the Great Outdoors is the perfect remedy for anyone wanting to get away from it all. It provides the chance to escape reality, feel free and not focus on the difficulties and challenges we are all facing us all. 

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Creative Classroom Ideas - Autumn

Learning with fun in a Creative Classroom allows all pupils to be themselves, take necessary risks to achieve and embrace the culture of learning in a fun and practical way. In this blog post, I hope to share some simple ideas on how you can make this possible.

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Exploring The Eastern Netherlands

Over the summer holidays, and with valuable time on my hands. It was good to get outside and find the opportunity to explore some more locations in the Netherlands I don't necessarily have the chance to visit all that often. Read on and find out more about what the east has to offer.

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Get back to Nature - 30 minutes outdoors

Getting back to Nature

Feeding our natural instincts by getting back to nature is vitally important if we are to fulfil and attempt to live a more healthy lifestyle.

I this particular blog post I aim to share some thoughts and ideas on how we can all make a positive change and begin spending just 30 minutes a day in the outdoors.

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Aquapac review

Blog collaboration with world leaders in outdoor waterproofing Aquapac.

Cycling has always been my passion. Something I have continually embraced through leisure and sporting pursuits. Cycling is a huge part of me, part of my character and an essential aspect of my existence, here on planet earth. I cycle everywhere, here in the Netherlands, back in the UK and anywhere my travels take me.

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Mountain Warehouse collaboration

My latest blog post sees me focusing on my love of the Great Outdoors as well as having a fabulous opportunity to work with popular UK Outdoor clothing manufacturers, Mountain Warehouse. Within this particular blog I will be reviewing one or two products available from their extensive outdoor range and adding my own person view on the equipment. 

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