144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1989, Henry Pluckrose, well-known as an educational consultant, writer, and lecturer, examines the way in which a study of the local environment can enrich young children’s learning and be used as a starting point for all manner of cross-curriculum work. He explores the ways in which men and women of the past have shaped the physical environment in which contemporary... Read more

Foreword.  Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction  2. Approaches to Local Study  3. Using the Experience  4. Where We Live  5. Places of Worship  6. Places of Defence  7. Places of Work  8. The Coast  9. The Countryside  10. Communication  11. Museums and Stately Homes  12. Extending the Experience.  Appendices.  Index.

Biography

Henry Pluckrose