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Item Details
Title:
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NATURE AND YOUNG CHILDREN
ENCOURAGING CREATIVE PLAY AND LEARNING IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS |
By: |
Ruth Wilson |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£27.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0415526744 |
ISBN 13: |
9780415526746 |
Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
Pub. date: |
15 June, 2012 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
Pages: |
128 |
Description: |
From adding richness and variety to learning, to redesigning a playground, this highly accessible text will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of ideas on how to foster creative play and learning in the outdoor environment with a focus on interacting with the natural world. |
Synopsis: |
Now in its second edition, Nature and Young Children promotes the holistic development of children by connecting them with nature. It offers advice and guidance on how to set up indoor and outdoor nature play spaces as well as encouraging environmentally responsible attitudes, values and behaviour in your early childhood setting. Covering topics as diverse as gardening with young children, creating an accessible nature program for children with special needs and addressing cultural differences in connecting children with nature, this book reveals how important nature play can be in the development of young children. This user-friendly book offers guidance on * alternative settings for nature-focused programs * international approaches to nature play in early childhood * the role of the adult in outdoor learning * using nature play for cross-curricular learning * integrating nature education and peace education * health and safety.This highly accessible book will provide all early years practitioners, teachers and students on early childhood courses with a wealth of ideas on how to foster creative play and learning in nature-focused environments while also promoting positive connections with nature. |
Illustrations: |
11 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Routledge |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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