The Beach Book: loads to do at lakes, rivers and the seaside
by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield
published by Frances Lincoln Limited, 2015
related website – www.goingwild.net
This little book packed with inspiration is part of a broader Going Wild series of books of which I have many (yes, I have a book problem). I also have The Stick Book, The Wild Weather Book, The Wild City Book, Nature’s Playground, Go Wild! and Make It Wild! All of these books are full of inspiring photographs of children experiencing and learning outdoors.
The Beach Book is divided into seven sections – bookended with an overview of things to think about before heading to the beach and a final section on important safety reminders. The seven sections are: beach adventures, beach wildlife, beach games, beach art, beach imagination, beach at night and beach rubbish. Some of the explorations in each section are very open while others are more structured. They all make use of the natural environment, the materials the beach offers, and what is available to see and do at a beach. There are lots of curricular connections – big ideas, core competencies, place, story, mathematics, science, visual arts and more.
The authors define beach as “where water meets land” – and make a case for visiting beaches all year round so that we understand that these are special places worth taking care of.
I know this is a book that I will pull out again and again for ideas and inspiration. Am looking forward to finally digging into the other books in this series as well.
~Janice
Good morning,
You may be interested in my recently published book, Outside Our Window: developing a primary nature program. It is available through Amazon.ca and http://www.strongnations.com. I also will be
doing a workshop at the (Primary) super conference in October. Hope that your Reggio group will be doing another workshop. Thanks, Liz