Description
Book SynopsisFully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks across the UK, this new edition shows early years practitioners how to get the very best from outdoor play and learning for the enjoyment, health and education of young children up to age seven.
This invaluable resource gives sound practical guidance for providing:
- play with water, sand and other natural materials;
- experiences with plants, growing and living things;
- movement and physical play;
- construction, imaginative and creative play; and
- explorations into the locality and community just beyond your garden.
This full-colour third edition has been further developed to act as a comprehensive source book of relevant materials, b
Table of Contents
Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Providing for play with water outdoors; Chapter Two: Providing natural materials outdoors; Chapter Three: Providing experiences of the living world outdoors; Chapter Four: Providing for movement and physical play outdoors; Chapter Five: Providing for imaginative, creative and expressive play outdoors; Chapter Six: Providing for construction and den play outdoors; Chapter Seven: Providing outdoor experiences beyond the garden; Index
