WINNER OF THE 2018 NURSERY WORLD STAFF RESOURCES AWARD There is a growing realisation that children in the Early Years benefit from being involved in wild spaces. They need dynamic and complex outdoor environments and opportunities for risk and challenge, to play with abandon, have first-hand experiences – places where there is adventure, delight, daring and joy! In this exciting book, outdoor education guru Niki Buchan offers ideas for natural learning in the Early Years. She provides a background to forest school and its relevance to Early Years settings, outlines the challenges and benefits of free play and a risk-taking disposition in children, and uses case studies from educators to explore the concept of nature-based practice. A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice presents ideas for outdoor learning that can be used all year round, whatever the season. This full-colour book will help adults and children alike to reconnect with their local environment making it a must-have for any Early Years setting!
This 52 page photographic book is designed to support adults in the consultation process about outdoor opportunities in the autumn and how we need to look closely to see nature's beauty. Each section has stunning A4 photograph that gradually take the focus down to the small things that often engage children. To support the discussion we have offered some Possible Lines of Development for each focus such as mud, grass and movement. The book includes support notes on the consultation process and the methodology of working with children on the use of our senses to find out about the environment around us.
This 52 page photographic book is designed to support adults in the consultation process about outdoor opportunities in the autumn and how we need to look closely to see nature's beauty. Each section has stunning A4 photograph that gradually take the focus down to the small things that often engage children. To support the discussion we have offered some Possible Lines of Development for each focus such as mud, grass and movement. The book includes support notes on the consultation process and the methodology of working with children on the use of our senses to find out about the environment around us.
WINNER OF THE 2018 NURSERY WORLD STAFF RESOURCES AWARD There is a growing realisation that children in the Early Years benefit from being involved in wild spaces. They need dynamic and complex outdoor environments and opportunities for risk and challenge, to play with abandon, have first-hand experiences – places where there is adventure, delight, daring and joy! In this exciting book, outdoor education guru Niki Buchan offers ideas for natural learning in the Early Years. She provides a background to forest school and its relevance to Early Years settings, outlines the challenges and benefits of free play and a risk-taking disposition in children, and uses case studies from educators to explore the concept of nature-based practice. A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice presents ideas for outdoor learning that can be used all year round, whatever the season. This full-colour book will help adults and children alike to reconnect with their local environment making it a must-have for any Early Years setting!
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