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Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years

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Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years

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Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years book

A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors

Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years

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Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years book

A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors
ByKathryn Solly
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2014
eBook Published 19 December 2014
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203817070
Pages 192
eBook ISBN 9780203817070
Subjects Education
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Solly, K. (2014). Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years: A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203817070

ABSTRACT

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|7 pages

The historical background

chapter 2|5 pages

Defining adventure, risk and challenge

chapter 3|10 pages

Attitudes towards risk, challenge and adventure

chapter 4|16 pages

The benefits of risk, challenge and adventure

chapter 5|22 pages

The role of the adult

chapter 6|17 pages

Environment

chapter 7|12 pages

Risk assessment

chapter 8|14 pages

Adding adventure through expeditions and visitors

chapter 9|17 pages

Dealing with concerns

chapter 10|19 pages

Planning adventurous activities throughout the year

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