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Play Out is aimed at all those involved with improving the use, design and management of outdoor spaces in early years settings. It provides an inspirational set of resources for planning and implementing physical changes to outdoor environments in order to facilitate high quality learning and play experiences.
List of contents
Introduction A Quick Tour of PlayOut PART 1 1. First Steps Making the Case – Benefits for Children 2. Making the Case – Benefits for the Whole Setting and Beyond 3.Overcoming Barriers 4. Getting Everyone Involved 5. Finding Professional Help 6. Managing Your Project 7. Keeping Everyone Involved and Informed 8. Measuring success PART 2 9. The Process of Change 10. The Importance of Planning 11. Where are we now? 12. Where do we want to be? 13. How can we get there? 14. Making the Changes PART 3 15. Deciding on Design Elements 16. Up, Down and Side-to-Side 17. Nature and the Elements 18. Designing in Appropriate Challenges 19. Inclusion and the Outdoors PART 4 20. Resources 21. Case studies 22. Tools 23. Directory ? ? ?
About the author
Learning through Landscapes (LTL) is the UK's national school grounds charity. LTL works with schools and early years settings, helping them to maximise the potential of their outdoor spaces for learning, play and wellbeing. .
Summary
Play Out is aimed at all those involved with improving the use, design and management of outdoor spaces in early years settings. It provides an inspirational set of resources for planning and implementing physical changes to outdoor environments in order to facilitate high quality learning and play experiences.
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"This is a wonderfully inspiring photo-illustrated book that gives you great ideas even if you simply casually flick through it - we all love books like that! Inspired in seconds, feeling 'Oh that's a good idea, so easy, so simple, so cheap and not taking up much time, why didn't I think of that?'" - Martine Horvath, eye magazine
