COGNITIVE

• Content knowledge - self-learning in an outdoor natural setting facilitated the development of knowledge relating to how to move their body in a variety of landscapes and weather conditions. Teachers observed these skills were transferred back into their kindergarten setting.
• Rules - having no rules (beyond the safety of physical boundaries) allowed children to make up their own rules for games - this supported children to better understand how rules can affect play.
• Strategy & planning - a constantly changing natural setting provided an opportunity for children to plan strategies to consider how they can move and interact with others and the environment.
• Safety & risk - a natural outdoor setting with minimal rules allowed children to consider their own safety, and to assess their movement and consider consequences e.g. if balancing on a thin log it could break, and what would happen if it does.