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Out to Play Blog

Blog thumbnail with the text 'Out to Play with Hollybrook Academy. ASN Blog 3: Nature Connection. A series of 3 blogs exploring the role of outdoor sensory storytelling, play and nature connection in ASN settings" in green text with three images in a row at the bottom. The first is a wooden treasure chest with stuffed toy dolphin, shells, netting and other sea themed items. The second is of a tree trunk with eyes and a smile made out of red clay. The third image is of a toy polar bear balance precariously on a melting block of ice.

Out to Play with Hollybrook Academy – ASN Blog 3: Nature Connection

Written by Alice Donnelly Welcome to the third in a series of three Drama Artist blogs exploring outdoor Sensory Storytelling (Blog 1), Play (Blog 2) and Nature Connection (Blog 3) in Additional Support Needs (ASN) settings, inspired by an Out to Play residency I led at Hollybrook Academy in Glasgow …

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Dark green text on a mint background reading 'Out to Play with Hollybrook Academy. ASN Blog 2: Play. A series of 3 blogs exploring the role of outdoor sensory storytelling, play and nature connection in ASN settings. Below are three image. From right to left, the first is an ocean themed sensory box, the second a tree with clay attached to make a smiling face and the third a toy polar bear balancing precariously on a melting piece of ice.

Out to Play with Hollybrook Academy – ASN Blog 2: Play

Written by Alice Donnelly Welcome to the second in a series of three Drama Artist blogs exploring outdoor Sensory Storytelling (Blog 1), Play (Blog 2) and Nature Connection (Blog 3) in Additional Support Needs (ASN) settings, inspired by an Out to Play residency I led at Hollybrook Academy in Glasgow …

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Out to Play Mini-Blogs – Blog 4: Drama

Written by Saffron Gillies. Welcome to the fourth and final instalment in our series of ‘Out to Play Mini-Blogs – An imaginative approach to outdoor play & learning in the early years’! Between August 2022 and March 2023 I worked with 18 Early Years settings across Glasgow on our Out …

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Yellow background with black text reading 'Out to Play Mini-Blogs. An imaginative approach to outdoor play & learning in the early years'. Underneath the text are two images. On the left, a child pulls something out of a metal bucket and on the right, practitioners trying the Deer Ears activity.

Out to Play Mini Blogs – Blog 3: Storytelling

Written by Saffron Gillies. Welcome to the third in our series of ‘Out to Play Mini-Blogs – An imaginative approach to outdoor play & learning in the early years’! Between August 2022 and March 2023 I’ll be working with 18 Early Years settings across Glasgow on our Out to Play …

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