Nature Wellbeing Teacher Pack
Supporting teachers to introduce nature-based wellbeing into the classroom and school grounds
Easy-to-use resources that introduce the powerful role nature plays in supporting children's health, wellbeing, and learning. Designed for teachers, students, and families, these resources help build understanding of how regular engagement with nature can enhance attention, emotional regulation, physical activity, social connection, resilience, and overall wellbeing, while fostering a lifelong relationship with the natural world.
🎥Watch
Children Need Nature Video
📖 Learn
Nurturing the Whole Child handout
🌳 Explore
Indoor & Outdoor Games
🎧 Experience
Nature Soundscape & video
🎥Children Need Nature:
Why Nature Connection Matters
Resources available
Video
This short video to discover why meaningful connection with nature is about much more than simply spending time outdoors.
📖 Nurturing the Whole Child:
How Nature Builds Wellbeing, Learning & Connection
Handout
Evidence-based handout exploring how nature supports every aspect of a child's development. Discover how meaningful experiences in nature can strengthen relationships and emotional intelligence, encourage movement, play, and joy, supports rest and sleep, fosters healthy eating habits, and create opportunities for curiosity, learning, and growth.
The handout also includes practical nature-based design principles to help schools create environments that encourage recreation, connection, exploration, and imaginative play.
🌳Nature Games:
Ready-to-Use Activities
Games
A collection of engaging outdoor or indoor games that encourage curiosity, movement, sensory awareness, teamwork, and nature connection.
Download Touch Tray → a simple, calming touch-based game suitable for anyone; including participants who are dysregulated, or experiencing severe trauma or complex PTSD.
Download Treasure hunt → a fun and engaging game that encourages participants to explore their surroundings and discover natural treasures using their senses
🎧 Nature Soundscape & Video:
Virtual Nature Experiences
Virtual
Immersive audio and visual experiences designed to support relaxation, focus, mindfulness, and wellbeing classroom breaks.
Video: Feel the Flow [allow 3.5 mins]
Play video to experience the sights and sounds of running water to increase relaxation and clear the mind.
Soundscape: Nature’s Soundscape [allow 10 mins]
This 10 minute soundscape invites you to follow the journey of a single water droplet, from its origins in the mountain to its merging with the sea.
Feel the Flow - Play as video (full screen)
Nature’s Soundscape - Play as audio