Children Learning Outside the Classroom
From Birth to Eleven
- Sue Waite - Plymouth University, UK
The new edition of this bestselling textbook continues to help students and professionals understand the importance of getting children learning outside the traditional classroom, and is packed full of creative information and ideas for teachers and practitioners to incorporate outdoor activities throughout the school curriculum.
Significantly revised and updated the second edition now includes 7 brand new chapters on:
- Methods of assessment and evaluation
- Global perspectives on outdoor learning
- Developing whole school approaches to indoor and outdoor teaching
- Technology and its role outside the classroom
- Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and learning outdoors
- Forest School
- The environmental sector and outdoor learning
Whether you're training to become a teacher, or already working in the classroom, this book demonstrates how the outdoor environment is enriching learning opportunities for children and deepening their connections with the natural world.
NOW FEATURING! Online resources that include free SAGE journal articles, weblinks, annotated further readings and video to help translate theory into real life practice.
Sue Waite will be discussing key ideas from Children Learning Outside the Classroom: From Birth to Eleven in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie. To sign up, or for more information,
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A wide ranging book taking a variety of perspectives. This is a great text to challenge students at level 6/7.
New module that includes lots on outdoor play and the environment to compare to international perspectives of play in the curriculum
Strong focus on promoting the outdoor environment and all it offers. Sue Waite demonstrates her enthusiasm by guiding us through the nature of outdoor learning and the benefits to us all. The wealth of information from respected individuals, leads us on a journey of discovery, that even the most die hard traditionalists would be hard pressed to question. Having links to research, that I possibly would not of known about, has been valuable in my quest to encourage practitioners to embrace the outdoor environment and all the magic it holds.
A good book with a combination of theory, case studies and practical ideas to keep you reflecting on practice.
Links well to course content
An inspiring collection from many experts in the field. An excellent reference for anyone developing outdoor provision for children. Wonderful!
