1st Edition

Nature-Based Learning for Primary Teachers An Outdoor Curriculum Approach

By Avril Rowley Copyright 2027
204 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Nature-Based Learning for Primary Teachers is a practical guide that integrates outdoor learning and nature-based pedagogies into the mainstream curriculum. This book provides a framework for applying the Outdoor Curriculum approach, which uses the natural environment as a primary context for teaching core subjects such as English, mathematics, science and foundation subjects. Grounded in... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction – Why Teach Through Nature

Chapter 1 – Introducing the Outdoor Curriculum

Chapter 2 – Planning Outdoor Learning

Chapter 3 – Delivering Outdoor lessons

Chapter 4 – English in the Outdoor Curriculum

Chapter 5 – Mathematics in the Outdoor Curriculum

Chapter 6 – Science in the Outdoor Curriculum

Chapter 7 – Climate and Nature Literacy

Chapter 8 – Natura’s Classroom: Integrating Subjects in the Great Outdoors

Chapter 9 – Wellbeing and the Outdoor Curriculum

Chapter 10 – Overcoming Challenges: Weather, Space and Assessment

Conclusion – Reimagining Education Through Outdoor Learning

Appendices

Index

 

Biography

 Avril Rowley is Senior Lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK