Title -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Nature play -- 2. Natural outdoor playspaces -- 3. Bringing the outdoors in -- 4. The role of the adult -- 5. Holistic child development -- 6. Fostering academic goals -- 7. Fostering positive conservation attitudes -- 8. Special considerations -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Special places for young children -- Appendix 2. Additional resources
Summary
Now in its second edition, Nature and Young Children promotes the holistic development of children by connecting them with nature. It offers advice and guidance on how to set up indoor and outdoor nature play spaces as well as encouraging environmentally responsible attitudes, values and behaviour in your early childhood setting. Covering topics as diverse as gardening with young children, creating an accessible nature program for children with special needs and addressing cultural differences in connecting children with nature, this book reveals how important nature play can be in the develop
