The essential guide to Forest School and nature pedagogy

"This book is a complete guide to Forest School provision and nature pedagogy, and it examines the models, methods, worldviews and values that underpin teaching in nature. Cree and Robb show how a robust nature pedagogy can support learning, behaviour and physical and emotional wellbeing, and, impor...

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Main Authors: Cree, Jon (Author), Robb, Marina (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Nature pedagogy, Forest School ethos and valuing nature
  • 2. History of nature education : the influence on the nature-based practice
  • 3. Nature pedagogy : the teaching within a nature-centric worldview
  • 4. Nature pedagogy models
  • 5. Our sensory system : how nature stimulates sensory development and integration
  • 6. Play and nature : the ludic process and risky play
  • 7. The brain, body and place
  • 8. Behavioural theories : the underpinning of a healthy problem solving community
  • 9. Strategies for creating a healthy problem-solving community
  • 10. Planning a nature-based pedagogy
  • 11. Planning to action
  • 12. Crafting: working with our hands in the natural world
  • 13. Journey with plants and animals : working with the ecological
  • 14. Nature's place in the world : teaching within a nature-centric worldview.