What is the value of nature pedagogy in primary education?
The Value of Nature Learning outdoors can improve a child's outlook on nature. Nature gives children a wide perspective of an understanding about the environment (baytrust 2015. p.6) If children were to be involved when participating outdoors it would benefit them when it comes to environmental learning outcomes such as understanding nature, connecting with nature through their senses and being mindful of their surroundings, which can lead onto gravitating towards their emotions (baytrust, 2015. p.7). Being outdoors can teach children a range of people skills, teamwork, help us learn about the world around us, experimenting with nature, using environmental resources to create projects. Projects can include music making, using a wide range of resources; logs, trees, bushes, any unnatural resources found could also be part of the project. Involving the children in this can lead onto more creative ideas such as learning about materials, What's natural? What's not na...