Outdoor Learning Through the Seasons - An Essential Guide for the Early Years

List of contents

Introduction Part One: Outdoor learning and the Early Years Foundation Stage 1. Creating an Enabling Environment Outdoors: EYFS: The Seven Areas of Learning 2. Creating an Enabling Environment Outdoors: EYFS Characteristics of Effective Learning 3. EYFS: Creating an Enabling Environment Outdoors - Design, Layout and Planting 4. EYFS: Working in partnership with parents Part Two: The four seasons 5. Spring 6. Summer 7. Autumn 8. Winter Part Three: The four elements 9. Earth 10. Air 11. Water 12. Fire Conclusion Bibliography

About the author

Ann Watts is an early years consultant with a particular focus on working outdoors. She has had two nursery headships and also worked as an Early Years Adviser. Her previous publications include Every Nursery Needs a Garden (Routledge 2011), Exploring Poetry with Young Children (Routledge 2017) and co-author of Developing Creativity and Curiosity Outdoors (Routledge 2019).

Summary

Outdoor Learning through the Seasons shows how we can encourage young children to engage with nature on a daily basis throughout the year. This new edition has been updated to include references to recent research, new material on Forest Schools, discussion questions for practitioners and in-depth case studies of learning in action.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Watts, Ann (Early Years Consultant Watts, Watts Ann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780367218973
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21897-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Educational strategies & policy, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Extra-Curricular Activities, Educational strategies and policy, Educational Visits & Field Trips