Nursery World - EYFS activities - 5 ideas for… a backyard curriculum

Ways to take your children’s learning into your nearest outdoors space. By Julie Mountain

As we adjust to the ‘new normal’, you may be searching for ways to support parents as they balance work and play with their pre-school children at home. Bearing in mind not every family has access to outdoor space, why not share these ideas.

1 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Make a mini obstacle course using anything you can find – buckets, crates, plant pots, sticks – and encourage your child to practise their Boing (up and down), Whoosh (to and fro) and RolyPoly (rotating) movements.

For example: with your child, Jump/Boing over a stick balanced on two plant pots, then sprint (Whoosh) from one end of the garden or yard and back again; then twirl (RolyPoly) on the spot, feeling the wind rush through your hair. A long length of elastic is a brilliant way of supporting resistance strength – hook it around a tree or fence post, and puuuullllllll!

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