<P>The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? </P><P></P><I><P>The Outdoor Classroom in Practice, Ages 3-7</I> offers guidance on how the outdoors can be used to teach and challenge children across a range of settings by drawing on forest school practice. Following a month-by-month format, it explores theme-related play experiences, planning, evaluations of how the ideas described were carried out and what impact they had on children''s learning and development. </P><P></P><P>This fully updated second edition includes:</P><UL><P><LI>over 150 new full-colour photographs to illustrate practice</LI><LI>activities and objectives for both early years and KS1, including links to indoor play</LI><LI>discussion and support for those working with children with special educational needs</LI><LI>detailed information on the role of the adult and of the environment</LI><LI>sections covering health and safety guid