Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years
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Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years

A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years

A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors

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About This Book

What is the difference between 'risk' and 'danger'? What can children learn from taking risks? How can you provide key experiences for children and ensure their safety outdoors?

Young children will naturally seek out challenges and take risks and this is crucial to their overall development. This book clearly explains why children should be given the freedom to take risks and provides practical guidance on how to offer stimulating and challenging outdoor experiences that will extend all areas of children's learning.

Including examples of activities for all weather conditions across all areas of learning, the book covers:



  • The pedagogical history of adventure, risk and challenge



  • Health, wellbeing and keeping safe



  • The adult role



  • Risk assessment



  • Supporting individual children with different needs



  • Environments that enable challenging and adventurous play



  • Working with parents and addressing concerns



  • Observation, planning and assessment

This book is essential reading for practitioners and students that wish to provide rich experiences for children that will enable them to become confident and adventurous learners.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781136726606
Edition
1
Topic
Didattica
Subtopic
Didattica generale

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Dedication and acknowledgement
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The historical background
  9. 2 Defining adventure, risk and challenge
  10. 3 Attitudes towards risk, challenge and adventure
  11. 4 The benefits of risk, challenge and adventure
  12. 5 The role of the adult
  13. 6 Environment
  14. 7 Risk assessment
  15. 8 Adding adventure through expeditions and visitors
  16. 9 Dealing with concerns
  17. 10 Planning adventurous activities throughout the year
  18. Appendix 1: Outdoor play policy
  19. Appendix 2: Observation template
  20. Appendix 3: Planning template: Adult-focused activity
  21. Appendix 4: Daily workshop plan
  22. Appendix 5: Weekly planning template
  23. Appendix 6: Guidelines for helpers offsite
  24. Appendix 7: Weather boxes
  25. Appendix 8: Some challenges for boys
  26. Appendix 9: Particular schemas that flourish outdoors
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index