Forest School and outdoor learning in the early years / Sara Knight.

By:

Knight, Sara, 1953- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2013Edition: 2nd editionDescription: viii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

9781446255308 (hardback)
1446255301 (hardback)
9781446255315 (paperback)
144625531X (paperback)

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DDC classification:

371.384 KNI 23

Contents:

Contextualising Forest School -- What makes a Forest School? -- Exercise, fresh air and learning -- Working with parents and carers -- Seeing the links Participating in Forest School -- Getting the Forest School ethos into settings -- Forest School with other groups and in other countries -- Outcomes from Forest School participation - some research.

Summary: "Outdoor learning continues to play an essential role in early years education, and this new edition of a bestselling book explores how the Forest School approach can be easily and effectively incorporated into early years practice. Expanding on aspects of Forest School teaching, and drawing on new developments and policy changes within the field, this new edition also includes: a new chapter on working with parents, greater coverage of the 0-2 age range, new case studies to aid learning, coverage of international approaches to Forest School." - back cover.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [146]-152) and index.

"Outdoor learning continues to play an essential role in early years education, and this new edition of a bestselling book explores how the Forest School approach can be easily and effectively incorporated into early years practice. Expanding on aspects of Forest School teaching, and drawing on new developments and policy changes within the field, this new edition also includes: a new chapter on working with parents, greater coverage of the 0-2 age range, new case studies to aid learning, coverage of international approaches to Forest School." - back cover.