School Grounds Learning Resources
The global Eco-Schools School Grounds theme encourages schools to introduce children to the natural environment and to biodiversity in a practical way by offering a safe and potentially exciting facility for outdoor education that can complement classroom-based activities. Explore our curriculum-aligned range of School Grounds teaching resources below.
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Learning Videos
Browse our extensive library of School Grounds video resources, spanning bird spotting, bug hotels, planting and growing, recycling and more. Engage children with hands-on activities that foster a sense of environmental responsibility and transform outdoor learning spaces. We have a variety of video formats for flexibility – we’d love to hear your feedback on what is most useful to you!
Fun Topics with songs 💡🎵
A topical explainer, a fun quiz, and a topical song to finish.
Fun Topics without songs 💡
Bite-size learning for when you’re short on time.
Song videos 🎵
For engaging children in a topic through music and dance.
Author book reading videos 📖
For engaging children in a topic through storytelling.
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Books
All of the books from The Weatherbies series make great EYFS School Grounds learning resources, covering seasonal weather and wildlife kids can observe at school, activities such as building a bug hotel or planting flowers and vegetables, and pro-social habits to practice, such as putting rubbish in the bin, recycling waste and playing playground games with friends!
Tommy Thunder’s Little Bird (Book 8)
Tommy Thunder is enjoying Skytown’s birdwatching day when he finds a little bird trapped in oil spilt by the Pollutants. Will he and the other Weatherbies be able to save it? A wonderful gift for little bird lovers, but also for children who are scared of thunderstorms, as they get to know the character behind the rumbling. Out now!
Harry Hail’s Bug Hotel (Book 7)
One for the little critter caretakers in your life! Young children will be inspired to make or look after a bug hotel at home or at school, with this delightful picture book.
Willy Wind’s Birthday Surprise (Book 6)
A beautiful introduction to the four seasons, as our group of caring friends reminisce about all the birthdays they’ve celebrated together throughout the year.
Flo Snow’s Christmas Party (Book 5)
It’s Christmas time in Skytown, and winter hostess with the mostest, Flo Snow, is throwing a magical Christmas party. But then it—and the weather—is thrown into chaos by rampaging Pollutants. Can the Weatherbies stop them before they cause lasting climate change?
Ronny Rain Helps the Plants to Grow (Book 4)
The perfect inspiration for little horticulturists! Ronny Rain enlists his friends to provide the ideal conditions for newly-planted seeds to grow into their favourite healthy fruit and vegetables. But then the Pollutants rock up…
Colin Cloud is Making Shapes (Book 3)
Kids will love guessing along as Colin Cloud entertains the gang with a fun game of “What am I?” They’ll learn all about the water cycle too, thanks to Ronny Rain’s engaging explanation!
Rosie Rainbow’s Recycling Day (Book 2)
The Weatherbies are having fun as Rosie shows them how to reduce, reuse, and recycle their rubbish to help look after the environment. But then the Pollutants turn up to sabotage their efforts! A charming recycling book for kids.
Sammy Sun Is Coming Out to Play (Book 1)
Who’ll be the fastest Weatherbie when Sammy Sun invites his friends to a race, and who’ll have the most fun? This tale of friendship and play is a lovely gift for young children, personalising the weather for them so that when they look up to the sky, they never feel alone.
More Eco-Schools Learning Resources
Explore our full range of EYFS learning resources for each of the global Eco-Schools themes:
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