Playing Outdoors in the Early Years

Ros Garrick (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2004
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (Verlag)
978-0-8264-6872-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Considering the rationale for outdoor play as a key feature of the curriculum for young children, this title offers advice, suggestions and examples of practice in planning for learning and teaching through outdoor play, presenting details of organizations that can support outdoor play provision.

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Did you know that playing outdoors can be hugely beneficial to a young child's development and learning? In this engaging and stimulating guide for practitioners, Ros Garrick considers every aspect of outdoor play - from its rationale in early childhood education, to incorporating it successfully into the curriculum and assessing its wider implications for teaching and learning. Drawing on the expertise of a variety of national and international sources, a list of useful organizations and agencies is also provided.

Autor

Ros Garrick is Principal Lecturer in the Children 's Workforce at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Inhalt

The rationale for outdoor play in early years education; The place of the garden in the historical development of early years education; The focus on outdoor learning in early years curricula internationally; Outdoor play and our understanding of how young children learn; Planning a broad and balanced curriculum through outdoor play; Managing health and safety issues; Professionals and organisations providing advice, guidance and support

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Classmates S.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 110 x 176 mm
• Gewicht: 91 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• ISBN-10: 0-8264-6872-1 / 0826468721
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-6872-7 / 9780826468727
• Zustand: Neuware