Playing and Learning Outdoors - The Practical Guide and Sourcebook for Excellence in Outdoor Provision and Practice with Young Child

Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks across the UK, this new edition shows early years practitioners how to get the very best from outdoor play and learning for the enjoyment, health and education of young children up to age seven.

This invaluable resource gives sound practical guidance for providing:

• play with water, sand and other natural materials;

• experiences with plants, growing and living things;

• movement and physical play;

• construction, imaginative and creative play; and

• explorations into the locality and community just beyond your garden.

This full-colour third edition has been further developed to act as a comprehensive source book of relevant materials, b