Taking Reception - Minibeasts Outdoors

Minibeasts enhancement plan

Lines of enquiry covered:

Where do minibeasts live?
How small is a minibeast?

Get your children engaging with your outdoor provision by exploring a minibeast teepee, navigating a minibest obstacle course, building their own bee B&B and more! Each enhancement idea is designed to offer new learning opportunities to your children through outdoor play.

Minibeasts activity bank

Lines of enquiry covered:

Which minibeasts live underground?
How do they move?
Where do minibeasts live?
What is the name of different butterflies?
What do minibeasts have on their bodies?
How do minibeasts survive the rain?

Offer opportunities for children to explore minibeasts through hands-on activities such as digging for minibeasts, creating a minibeast treasure map, butterfly feeders and more! All key questions and extension opportunities are detailed to make bringing these activities to life a breeze!

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.

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!

Reception - Minibeasts

Minibeasts enhancement plan

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Minibeasts activity bank

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Reception Topic Planning Guidance

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