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Reception - Mermaids and Pirates

These topic plans will give you plenty of ideas and inspiration for getting your children immersed in their learning outdoors! They will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the fictional worlds of pirates and mermaids - through the 7 main principles of play and outdoor enquiry-led activities!

Mermaids and Pirates Enhancement Plan

Lines of Enquiry covered:

  • What do pirates do?
  • How do pirates travel?
  • Where do mermaids live?
  • How can we look after the natural world around us?

Engage children in the outdoor provision by exploring pirates, boats, mermaids and the natural environment. Your children will have endless fun exploring this theme outdoors with this pack! Each of these mermaid and pirate themed play ideas also offer adult-led learning opportunities to deepen children’s learning through hands-on exploration.

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Mermaids and Pirates Activity Bank

Lines of enquiry covered:

  • How does a pirate live?
  • What is a mermaid?
  • What do pirates do?
  • How might you catch a mermaid?
  • How do pirates make themselves known?

Use the outdoors to bring your mermaids and pirates topic to life! Inside there are 5 hands-on and engaging activities, with simple setups, key questions, and suggested extension opportunities. Your children will be encouraged to get moving, get thinking, and explore your whole outdoor space whilst role-playing pirates and mermaids and exploring their worlds.

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Reception Topic Planning Guidance

Use this guidance document alongside our planning to ensure you are able to use them in a way that works for your setting and get the most from the plans.

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Mrs Davies

Amazing resources which have really helped our school be more confident in using the outdoor space to enhance the children's learning. Great, fun, easy to follow lesson plans, which link directly to the key objectives!

Sharon Taylan

The Alfresco planning hub is a fantastic resources with lesson that are easy to pick up and teach. I use them both as full lesson, lesson starters and intervention session for an LSA. Would highly recommend.

Karyn Weglarz

I am a member of the Planning Hub and I love the variety of lessons provided. Most lessons need only simple materials that I usually already have on hand. I love taking my students out with these lessons.

Amy McTague

Brilliant resources, easy to follow and adapt for learners, clear progression!

Laura Walton

The online planning hub is a lifesaver. I teach in KS1 and the children always ask when we are going outside and parents always say how excited the children are about their outdoor learning. It is exactly what I was looking for and have now been using it for several years. Thank you for such a brilliant resource!