Fairy World: Story Making – Outdoor Learning Lesson Plan & Resources

12 pages of imaginative outdoor learning activities, visual worksheets and storytelling resources.

Bring a little magic to your outdoor learning! 🧚

Transform an ordinary outdoor space into a magical world of fairies, dragons and woodland adventures!

This complete outdoor learning resource helps children develop their imagination, communication, creativity and storytelling skills through hands-on small-world play.

Children are encouraged to use natural materials to create miniature worlds, invent characters, build stories and collaborate with friends.

Perfect for bringing learning to life while encouraging independence, confidence, problem-solving and imaginative thinking.

What's included?

🌿 Complete lesson plan – Step-by-step guidance for creating an engaging outdoor storytelling experience.

🧚 Fairy World activities – Ideas for building miniature landscapes, introducing characters and developing imaginative stories.

✏️ Illustrated children's worksheets – Two accessible activities supporting children to design their own Fairy World and create a simple story map.

🐉 12 printable story prompt cards – Character, setting and event cards featuring fairies, dragons, woodland animals and story ideas.

📸 Photographs and illustrations – Visual inspiration for setting up your own small-world environment.

💬 Teaching prompts and extensions – Questions and ideas to develop language, imagination, cooperation and storytelling.

🌳 Adaptations and guidance – Suggestions for Nursery, Reception and Years 1–2, including support for children with different communication and learning needs.

What will children learn?

Through imaginative outdoor play, children have opportunities to develop:

• Communication, vocabulary and storytelling

• Creativity and imaginative thinking

• Cooperation, friendships and social skills

• Confidence, independence and decision-making

• Problem-solving and early literacy skills

• An appreciation of nature and outdoor environments

A magical adventure with endless possibilities!

Will the children build a fairy house? Create a woodland village? Discover a mysterious visitor? Or perhaps a friendly dragon will arrive looking for somewhere to stay!

The possibilities are endless, and the children help decide where the story goes.

The session is designed to be flexible and child-led, with opportunities to revisit and extend the children's ideas over several outdoor learning sessions.

Suitable for: Nursery to Year 2 (adaptable)

Suggested session length: 60–90 minutes, flexible

Format: 12-page digital PDF, including printable children's resources

Part of the Mr Early Years Outdoor Learning / Forest School collection.

Digital download – no physical product will be posted.