Transitioning between indoor and outdoor settings can be challenging, particularly related to changing clothing (coats, boots), changing indoor/outdoor energy levels, refocusing on work after being outside, and losing instructional time to transitions. Educators may choose to stay indoors rather than deal with the hassles of transition.
If you experience this barrier, try these strategies: Bring Nature Indoors; Class Contract; Clothing; Field Trips; Lunch Outdoors; Routines; Special Spaces; Stack Outdoor Times; Transit; Transitions