My hope is that we shift towards experiences that are more focused on developing not only physical literacy, but leisure literacy and a sense of place.

I wrote about how I'm trying to achieve this at my school here: www.thephysicaleducator.com/blog/bespoke...

Just updated my physical literacy mural yesterday (well, the background). Photos are off to the printers and will be up by the end of the week!

Any chance I could access this? I love reading new research!

Hahaha I love that! Thanks for sharing!

Check out “Mapmaking with Children” by David Sobel

For the little kids, I’d definitely start with orienteering with landmarks and maps before getting into compass work. We then worked on general sense of direction (e.g. sun rises in east, sets in west; moss grows on north side of trees). Found these to be pre-reqs for compass work.

Definitely planning. A lot of work goes into making sure activities are safe, visual, and effective (especially when introducing new activities in the woods). I find that blogging about my experiences serves as a reflection tool AND a keepsake to help make planning for efficient next year.

It was so much easier than you would think! The students (even my primaries aka kindergarten kids) were very engaged, and the fire you see in the group shot was the biggest we made. Happy to share more if you want!

I haven’t taken the kids out skiing yet, but we just wrapped up our skating outings.

I labelled the back of all my skates with their size, lined them up by size. This made it easy for volunteers to grab a pair that fit.

Next year, I’m using spray paint instead of labels (one colour/size)

It was SUCH a blast! I’ll be writing up a reflection post this weekend to share more. I’d do it now, but I’m exhausted and my whole body hurts lol