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Title:
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Teaching the primary curriculum outdoors : learning through landscapes
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Authors:
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Thorntun, Amy, Author
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Material Type:
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printed text
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Publisher:
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United Kingdom: Sage Publications, 2022
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ISBN (or other code):
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978-1-5297-8044-4
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Size:
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xi, 239 p.: illus.; 24 cm
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General note:
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Includes index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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371.384
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Keywords:
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Curriculum
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Curriculum Development
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Education, Elementary - Great Britain
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Outdoor education
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Abstract:
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The book highlights the benefits of outdoor learning environments, which include improved behavior, engagement, and active participation in learning. Despite the challenges teachers face in implementing outdoor learning, the book by Learning through Landscapes offers practical guidance and demonstrates that all primary school subjects can be taught outdoors. It emphasizes that outdoor learning enhances children’s health, wellbeing, and academic achievement, while also making teaching more enjoyable.
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Contents note:
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Taking your learning outdoors; Some inspiration from schools; Sustainability and climate change; Tackling the challenges and obstacles; Accessibility and inclusion; Making it last; Myth busting; Making plans; Language and literacy; Maths and numeracy; Science; Humanities; The arts; Technology including cooking; Quick activity ideas and techniques; Themes; Other useful resources
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