Nursery World - Out and about (1)

There are many and varied opportunities in which to explore and make patterns in the outdoors. A PATTERN WALK

A PATTERN WALK

Go round the outdoor area or round the local environment with a group of children and a camera. Take photographs of patterns featured in the environment, such as brick walls, railings, road markings, leaves, gates, and so on. Make bark rubbings, and rubbings of surfaces with patterns. Make a display of the photographs and rubbings. Encourage children to identify other examples of the same patterns in their journeys.

MOVEMENT CIRCUIT

Set up a circuit using some of the outdoor equipment, such as: over the step, through the tunnel, along the bench, over the step, through the tunnel, along the bench, and develop this into a repeated chant to emphasise the repetition in the pattern.

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