Natural Water Activities for the Early Years ─ Enhancing and Supporting Learning

Full of practical activities and exciting ideas, this book will inspire practitioners to think creatively about how they can provide rich play situations for young children incorporating natural water. Drawing on the Water School approach, the book explains how experiences with natural water can enhance and support children’s learning. Activities are presented in a season-by-season format, and each chapter contains activities for different age groups and for all the different wetland environments, including coastlines, rivers and lakes. Each activity has guidance on planning, practical examples, case studies and links to the curriculum. It is an essential resource for practitioners to educate young children in natural water environments throughout the year.

Judit Horvath is the Manager of Olympus KeyMed Day Nursery, UK. She has written widely for magazines such as Nursery World, Teach Nursery and Early Years Educator.