AOLE 2019 2.8 Ffion Beynon

Importance of Health and Well-being in Children Children’s health and wellbeing is one of the most important part of life and education. Donaldson (2015, p. 30) associates being healthy and having a good well-being with “ developing confidence, resilience and empathy –  apply knowledge about the impact of diet and exercise on physical and mental health in their daily lives –  know how to find the information and support to keep safe and well  –  take part in physical activity – take measured decisions about lifestyle and manage risk –  have the confidence to participate in performance ”. Health and well-being is part of the six areas of learning in the new successful futures curriculum and it will be linked across the curriculum through subjects such as Expressive arts and languages, Literacy and Communication, also Humanities and Science and Technology.  Impacts on Health and Well-being  Obesity in children has increased dramatically in the l...

The value of Nature and outdoor learning in Primary Education? Nature is becoming an important part of the Primary Education for children. Nature is being used in education in many different ways, it is being used in mindfulness sessions through breathing and hearing activities to help calm and help children mentally, and is also used in basic activities like  “ Making mud pies, digging in the sand, and running through a pile of leaves, or floating leaves and bark in a bucket of water.” Wilson. R (2012). Nature has been neglected over the last few years not only in children’s education but in children’s everyday life, there are many reasons for the neglect of nature and outdoor learning in education and everyday life but one reason is the advancement of technology, this has become part of the younger generations everyday life, for example playing video games, social media and mobile phones. This has played an impact in stopping children participating in outdoor activi...