100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Forest School

Description

Forest School sessions have risen in popularity in recent years, with many nurseries and pre-schools offering them as part of their regular programme of activities. This new title in the best-selling 100 ideas series is filled with easy-to-implement ideas for introducing Forest School activities and concepts into each day, without putting pressure on the practitioners' time or the setting's budget. 100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Forest School promotes the use of natural resources and the environment, as well as encouraging and instigating child-led learning and play. It addresses health and safety in the outdoor classroom, discusses issues and myths surrounding Forest School, and explores how integrating it into early years settings and provision can enhance children's learning as well as developing a range of 'soft skills' such as self-confidence, working with others, sharing, problem solving, empathy and respect for self, others and their environment.

Tracey Maciver has been an Early Years teacher, lecturer, Forest School Leader and Forest School trainer. She has worked with an environmental charity (PYPA21) as well as with the Woodland Trust and National Trust properties.

With common sense advice and some truly fabulous activities, this is a great addition to any staff book shelf. Many of the ideas require few or no extra resources, which is perfect for a busy setting. * Dandelion Education, Nursery of the Year and Enabling Environment of the Year at the Nursery World Awards 2017 * In all the excitement about IT and education, it is vital to remember how important it is to connect kids to the sensory and real world around them. Tracey's book is a timely and brilliantly practical celebration of nature, our kids and the joy of celebrating both. * Richard Gerver, Speaker, Broadcaster, Author of Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today *