Marina Robb, Victoria Mew, Anna Richardson

Learning with Nature (eBook, ePUB)

A how-to guide to inspiring children through outdoor games and activities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Learning with Nature is full of fun activities and games to get your children outdoors, to explore, have fun, make things and learn about nature and help them grow up happy and healthy. Suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, the graded activities help children develop: * Key practical and social skills * Awareness of their place in the world * Respect for the natural world All while enjoying the great outdoors. Written by experienced Forest School practitioners, using tried and tested games and activities, it provides comprehensive information for enriching childrens' learning through nature. The games and activities are clearly categorized, with step-by-step instructions, age guide, a list of resources needed, and invisible learning points. This book is a unique must-have resource for families, schools, youth groups and anyone working with children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857842404
• Artikelnr.: 42331194

Autorenporträt

Marina Robb is the founder and Managing Director of Circle of Life Rediscovery CIC, a leading outdoor learning organisation. A qualified teacher who has specialised in environmental education, Marina's approach brings together best practice from environmental education, Forest School, eco-psychology, and indigenous wisdom. She draws upon many years of working with young people of all ages and backgrounds to create unique and fun learning experiences.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Chris Packham
Introduction
Looking after nature
GAMES
- Warm-ups
- Plants and trees
- Animals and birds
- Sensory awareness
- Team building
- Wandering
NATURALIST ACTIVITIES
- Tool safety
- Wild facts
- Birds
- Animals
- Plants
- Trees
SEASONAL ACTIVITIES
- Teas through the seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES
- Foraging wild plants
- Fire safety
- Shelter
- Water
- Fire
- Wild food
Afterword by Jon Cree
Author biographies
Resources and bibliography
Nature organisations
Photograph credits
Index