Forest School Wild Play
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- Create Date：2021-05-26 06:16:03
- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Jane Worroll
- ISBN：1786784203
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Reviews
Robin
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This third book in the Forest School series， Forest School Wild Play covers all new games， activities， and folklore to encourage children in outdoor play and appreciation。 This particular volume focuses on the four elements: Earth， Air， Fire， and Water。 Each section includes forest activities themed around that element。 Overall themes include sustainability， appreciation of nature， honoring the earth， and interdependence within the web of life。Forest School Wild Play is the first of Jane Worroll This third book in the Forest School series， Forest School Wild Play covers all new games， activities， and folklore to encourage children in outdoor play and appreciation。 This particular volume focuses on the four elements: Earth， Air， Fire， and Water。 Each section includes forest activities themed around that element。 Overall themes include sustainability， appreciation of nature， honoring the earth， and interdependence within the web of life。Forest School Wild Play is the first of Jane Worroll and Peter Houghton's work that I've had the privilege to read。 I loved that the activities were divided into four categories making themed units easier to organize。 The games were fun and the activities varied enough to engage a wide variety of ages。 I also really appreciated that each activity listed the social/emotional skills they were designed to build， giving me a greater awareness of what may be happening with my students and children。 All games and skill-builders are thoroughly outlined and explained。 For the most part， I enjoyed this book as we do enjoy learning in the outdoors。 However， there was a level of reverence displayed in the writing that I just wasn't comfortable with。 The writers seemed to elevate the earth to a level of worship that felt almost sacrilegious。 It was just one of those things that I felt uncomfortable with。 If you can look past that， the activities really are well thought out and appropriate， and would make a great addition to outdoor education。 It was just one of those things that made me pause and felt worth noting。 *Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Frosta Wings It
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As an educator who has done a placement in a Forest School Kindergarten and saw the benefits of this approach firsthand， I am thrilled to have a book with activity ideas that will benefit the children in my program。 We do try to spend as much time outdoors as possible， in all weathers， because of the benefits to children’s development and health。 I loved the frame of this book being the four elements。 And that the activities respect children’s capabilities， are easily adaptable to different age As an educator who has done a placement in a Forest School Kindergarten and saw the benefits of this approach firsthand， I am thrilled to have a book with activity ideas that will benefit the children in my program。 We do try to spend as much time outdoors as possible， in all weathers， because of the benefits to children’s development and health。 I loved the frame of this book being the four elements。 And that the activities respect children’s capabilities， are easily adaptable to different age groups and list the benefits。 They were clearly well thought out and meaningfully follow principles of Forest school。I will be adding this book and the previous ones in the series to our library and be encouraging parents to purchase it， as it gives great ideas that anyone can incorporate。 Being in and out of lockdown’s， now more than ever， this book is essential for curriculum planning。 As a mother of a son with ADHD， who benefits from outdoor time during the summer， I’ll also be using this book in my personal life！Disclaimer: I first read it as an ARC。 In exchange for an honest review， I am thankful to Watkins Publishing， Jane Worroll and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of Forest School Wild Play。#ForestSchoolWildPlay #NetGalley 。。。more
Stefanie Bevins
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I enjoyed this book as an idea of activities for playing and enjoying the outdoors。 My son is only 2 so many of the ideas are not recommended or safe for his age but were good ideas nonetheless。 The book was very wordy in-between the different activities。 I would recommend to those with elementary school aged kids。
Carrie Jones
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Love， love love this book！ I am a teacher and in this day and age， so much academic rigor is forced on children and the art of play is often forgotten。 I try very hard to incorporate play and outdoors into my classroom。 This is a very inspiring book with a plethora of beautiful ideas for anyone working with children。 ** a HUGE thanks to NetGalley for the ARC！
Melissa
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Forest School Wild Play is your next go to guide for a real life enactment of "Where the Wild Things Are" Channeling your inner forest sprite that loves to splash in mud， frolic between the dense trees of the forest all the while screaming loudly and gnashing your teeth about。 I personally loved this book， as a serious nature school advocate， all three of my children attended a nature school， I get excited when I see books published that encourage imaginative play in wild and uncontrolled settin Forest School Wild Play is your next go to guide for a real life enactment of "Where the Wild Things Are" Channeling your inner forest sprite that loves to splash in mud， frolic between the dense trees of the forest all the while screaming loudly and gnashing your teeth about。 I personally loved this book， as a serious nature school advocate， all three of my children attended a nature school， I get excited when I see books published that encourage imaginative play in wild and uncontrolled settings。 Some of the games mentioned in this would be a fabulous starting off point for kids who can get stuck or feel unsure how to play in natural settings。 Mudslides？ count my kids in！ One of the things I love the most about the authors attitude about forest school is how capable children are when given an opportunity to experience activities typically labeled as "too dangerous"。 In a society driven by safety and sterility， it's refreshing to see guidelines， and ideas that encourage messy， muddy， creative， and risky play。This review was written thanks to an advanced digital copy via NetGalley。 。。。more
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