Being led by the seasons- teaching language and vocabulary through natural spaces. The aim of this booklet is to support practitioners in providing opportunities for children to develop their language whilst interacting with the natural world around them. It is a practical guide to making use of what the seasons provide broken down into the school year. This booklet came about after the experience of delivering outdoor lessons in a forest school garden to the whole of Early Years in an Inner London School. Children made significant progress in their speaking and reluctant communicators, enthused by their surroundings, spoke more freely and were more willing to practice new language.
Our Early Years staff asked for a guide to help them maximise language learning during nature inspired sessions outside.
Feel free to access our word document and adapt it for use in your setting.