2nd Edition

The Outdoor Classroom in Practice, Ages 3–7 A Month-By-Month Guide to Forest School Provision

By Karen Constable Copyright 2019
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? The Outdoor Classroom in Practice, Ages 3-7 offers guidance on how the outdoors can be used to teach and challenge children across a range of settings by drawing on forest school practice. Following a month-by-month format, it explores theme-related play... Read more

Introduction

1. September 

2. October 

3. November 

4. December 

5. January 

6. February 

7. March 

8. April 

9. May 

10. June 

11. July 

12. August

Biography

Karen Constable is an experienced early years teacher, having worked for over twenty years in nursery and school settings. Specialising in how children learn, and using the outdoor environment, Karen has worked across schools in Somerset supporting teachers and students to improve children’s learning in the outdoors. She is currently a reception class teacher and early years leader, working with children ranging from two to five years at St John and St Francis Church School in Somerset.