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Risk & Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play by Sara Knight, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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Risk & Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play by Sara Knight, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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Do you want to create exciting outdoor experiences for children? Are you looking for guidance on how to incorporate the wilder and riskier elements of outdoor play into your planning? This book will give you the confidence to offer the children in your setting adventurous and challenging outdoor activities, as well as ways to utilize natural resources to their best advantage. There is clear, practical advice on what you need to do, which is underpinned by the theory that supports the benefits of this approach. Examples from settings are included, to illustrate best practice and to show how things can be achieved. Issues considered include:Being outside in 'bad' weatherThe importance of risk-takingThe benefits of rough and tumble playObserving and assessing children in this modeHow these experiences improve children's learningExplaining activities to parents, colleagues and managersEnsuring health and safety requirements are metThe role of the adult in facilitating these experiencesSuitable for all students and practitioners working with young children from Birth to 8, this book will not only give you ideas for outdoor play but also help you understand exactly what you are doing and why it is educationally sound and developmentally important for children. | Risk & Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play by Sara Knight, Paperback | Indigo Chapters