Developing creativity and curiosity outdoors : how to extend creative learning in the early years /
Johnson, Julie, 1962-
Developing creativity and curiosity outdoors : how to extend creative learning in the early years / Julie Johnson and Ann Watts. - vii, 179 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
"A David Fulton book"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This accessible guide will inform, prompt and inspire practitioners and students as they develop their own creativity and seize the rich opportunities offered by outdoor environments to cultivate and encourage the creative skills of the young children in their care. Including information on Forest School, this title builds on theories of creative learning and development, and offers a wealth of ideas and activities for application in a range of outdoor settings. From designing and building structures, to making music and exploring colour, shape and pattern, this book illustrates how engagement in and with the natural world might extend children's creative development, encouraging them to speak, listen, move freely, play and learn.
9781138097216 (pbk.) : 22.99
Outdoor education.
Nature study.
Curiosity in children.
Creative ability in children.
Early childhood education--Activity programs.
Education.
Developing creativity and curiosity outdoors : how to extend creative learning in the early years / Julie Johnson and Ann Watts. - vii, 179 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
"A David Fulton book"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This accessible guide will inform, prompt and inspire practitioners and students as they develop their own creativity and seize the rich opportunities offered by outdoor environments to cultivate and encourage the creative skills of the young children in their care. Including information on Forest School, this title builds on theories of creative learning and development, and offers a wealth of ideas and activities for application in a range of outdoor settings. From designing and building structures, to making music and exploring colour, shape and pattern, this book illustrates how engagement in and with the natural world might extend children's creative development, encouraging them to speak, listen, move freely, play and learn.
9781138097216 (pbk.) : 22.99
Outdoor education.
Nature study.
Curiosity in children.
Creative ability in children.
Early childhood education--Activity programs.
Education.
