Outdoor Classroom Ideas - Balance Beams & Balance Logs
Balance beams and balance ropes aren’t just great for improving gross motor skills.
When children step foot upon an outdoor classroom balance log, they are walking a tightrope, crossing a treacherous river to save a stranded animal, or walking the plank as a pirate.
Imaginative play can happen anywhere, especially in a natural outdoor learning environment.
![Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Beam.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/b74f1698-3bf7-47f2-9dea-f32de9967dfa/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Beam.jpg)
![balance beam and fencing made from natural materials in outdoor classroom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/cf104c1c-f409-41e4-a3e3-2d112eb0cba0/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Beam-2.jpg)
![young girl stepping across tall rounded logs in an outdoor classroom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/f5b0d31b-250b-4fc7-9408-0a8a144c8537/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Log-2.jpg)
![teacher guiding children walking on large rounded logs in outdoor classroom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/99b3ecf5-3487-42db-b0a2-8bff5df362e3/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Log-3.jpg)
![young girl stepping across tall rounded logs in nature classroom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/8c52158a-526f-429a-b3b0-13f0e5ec2b7c/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Log-4.jpg)
![natural log serving as a balance beam among wood chips in nature classroom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/d756600b-f4a0-4ddb-a53c-259d9c046246/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Log-5.jpg)
![Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Beam-2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dae63be902b103bd346d6/988b9c0c-2d3c-49b2-9685-236295a3d81d/Outdoor-Classroom-Balance-Beam-2.jpg)