Resources

Whether you’re looking for play ideas to do at home, outdoor lesson ideas for school, or guidance on making time outdoors part of every child’s day, you’ll find it here!

We’ll keep updating these resources. If you have lesson ideas you would like to share please use the form below, or why not post on Twitter or Facebook?

Use the tabs below to browse the resources, or use the search bar to find more specific material.

  • My Outdoor Classroom Nature Passport Pack – printable Nature Passport activity booklets for students; five detailed lesson plans linked to the curriculum; and, can even be used in conjunction with the free Nature Passport app (optional).
  • Australian Curriculum Lesson Plans – lesson plans designed to deliver the Australian curriculum in the outdoors.
  • NSW Curriculum Lesson Plans – lesson plans designed to deliver the NSW curriculum in the outdoors.
  • Ideas – nuggets of inspiration to spark ideas for what you can do on the day and all year round.
  • Outdoor Library – a core set of detailed books we’ve developed covering all aspects of how and why to get involved.
  • Materials – everything you need to tell parents, pupils and the community about your day.
  • Partner Activities – Tools and activities from Outdoor Classroom Day partner organisations.
My Outdoor Classroom Nature Passport PackAustralian Curriculum Lesson PlansNSW Curriculum Lesson PlansIdeasOutdoor LibraryMaterialsPartner Activities
Tin Can Bug Hotel

Get the children in your care outdoors and protecting nature with this tin can bug hotel activity…

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Biological SciencesCreative ArtsDesignEarly Stage 1Earth SciencePre-PrimaryPrepScienceStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7kindergarten
Recycled Planters

Give recycling a new lease of life with this recycled planters lesson idea! This activity provides a…

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Biological SciencesEarth SciencePre-PrimaryPrepScienceYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7kindergarten
Bag Gardening

Bag gardening is a great way to get children learning and caring about plants. It’s ideal for…

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Biological SciencesEarth ScienceMathematicsMeasurementPrepScienceYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7kindergarten
Environmental-Themed Outdoor Activities

These environmental-themed outdoor activities are fun for children and good for the planet! Children who spend time…

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Biological SciencesChemical ScienceDesignEarth ScienceMeasurementPre-PrimaryPrepScienceYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7kindergarten
Nature’s Orchestra

Encourage children to investigate ‘nature’s orchestra’ by listening to the sounds around them when they’re outdoors. Ask…

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Early Stage 1Pre-PrimaryPrepStage 1Stage 3The ArtsYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7kindergarten
Make Your Own Map

These simple steps to help you make your own map can get budding cartographers outside discovering their…

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Earth ScienceGeographyLocationMeasurementPhysical ScienceThe ArtsVisual ArtsYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7

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    Thanks for joining the movement, we can’t wait to see what you get up to on the day! Please share this with your colleagues and friends to help us make it possible for every child to get outdoors to learn and play every day 🙂

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    We’ll send you a newsletter shortly, but in the meantime why not print out this poster and take it to a teacher you know…?

    Time to play is critical for every child – share your moments with us by tagging #OutdoorClassroomDay and make every day a day to learn and play outdoors!