{"product_id":"healthy-active-and-outside-1","title":"Healthy, Active and Outside!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'There’s a growing awareness that for the good of their health, children need to be out and about more, with their friends, exploring the outdoor world in their own way.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- Nicola Butler, Director of the Free Play Network\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is widely acknowledged that children today do not get outdoors often enough and there are serious concerns about children's activity levels and rising associated behavioural, mental and health problems. With such structured and technology-driven lives, it is easy for young children to stay indoors, play on computers and not socialise with other children in a healthy and active way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book not only supports 'playing out' as an integral part of children’s natural growth and development, but also provides early years workers with a full programme of outdoor physical activities to promote physical, social and behavioural skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a guidebook to setting up an outdoor physical activity programme in any early years setting. The book focuses on how getting outdoors and taking part in physical activities will provide children with positive fun experiences to enhance their general learning and development. The programme can be adapted to suit any timescale - from a whole term to one or two days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features include showing practitioners:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to make the most of their outdoor area for all children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estep by step explanations to the outdoor activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to engage participants (including parents)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to set up and plan activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eideas for group and individual assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to carry out risk assessments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow an outdoors programme can change children's lives for the better.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"David Fulton Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239338004824,"sku":"9780415436526","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415436526.jpg?v=1769825748","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/healthy-active-and-outside-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}