The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors: Key Stage 2

Alun Morgan

ISBN 10: 1801992754 / ISBN 13: 9781801992756

Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2024, 2024

Neuware -Promoting the inclusion of climate change and sustainability issues within the primary curriculum, this cutting-edge guide provides age-appropriate activities, curriculum links and opportunities for progression in knowledge and skills across lower and upper KS2.Designed to bring contemporary issues to life, the set of progressions include engaging and detailed lesson plans based around the Science National Curriculum throughout KS2. The book introduces essential curriculum concepts and teaches species identification, showing pupils how to encourage care and action for the natural world through outdoor activities linked to key curriculum goals. It demonstrates ways to progress children's learning through leadership in a model science curriculum and by the reformation of their own school grounds. Situating this teaching outside the classroom ensures that the developing concepts and knowledge are grounded in the real world, and being outdoors also has huge benefits for children's mental health and wellbeing. The guidance and templates for development planning are underpinned by current research, while vivid case studies bring these ideas to life. 112 pp. Englisch. Codice articolo 9781801992756

Riassunto:

Provide quality curriculum-linked outdoor education in sustainability and climate change for pupils aged 7-11 with the authors of the bestselling National Curriculum Outdoors series.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Deborah Lambert has a wealth of experience as a school teacher and lecturer in further education. Deborah works with schools across the country, offering curriculum-linked outdoor learning sessions with classes and training
and support for teachers. She led the international Erasmus+ Natural Schooling project and is chair of the Natural Schooling Research Interest Group.

Sue Waite, a former primary schoolteacher and Associate Professor in Outdoor Learning at the University of Plymouth, is a member of the International School Grounds Alliance Leadership group. She led Natural Connections, an ambitious UK demonstration project about curriculum learning in natural environments, funded by Natural England, DEFRA and Historic England.

Michelle Roberts is an Assistant Headteacher, Sports Partnership Director and a consultant in PE and outdoor learning. Michelle has a wealth of experience working in primary schools across the south west of England providing continuous
professional development in outdoor leadership for teachers, and site development. The successful Wild Tribe outdoor learning programme has underpinned this work, and the newly developed Earth Tribe supports the development of a sustainable curriculum.

Dr. Alun Morgan is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Plymouth where he leads courses on Environmental and Sustainability Education and Outdoor Learning. He has over 30 years of experience in education including as a school teacher, advisor, lecturer and researcher.

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Titolo: The Sustainability and Climate Change ...
Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2024
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu