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!
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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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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.
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.