With practical guidance for parents, teachers and other early years practitioners who are concerned with young children's musical development, the authors of this book highlight the relationship between music and the development of communication, the expression of emotion and playfulness. s how how these three elements, in conjunction with musical activity and experience, underpin all future learning including the development of language. They go on to explore music as a subject in its own right and its role in supporting other areas of the curriculum.
With practical guidance for parents, teachers and other early years practitioners who are concerned with young children's musical development, the aut...
Offers practical guidance for parents, teachers and other early years workers who want to give children a good start in mathematical development. Showing how competent children are as mathematicians from an early age, this book offers an overview of young children's mathematical behaviour at home and in early years settings.
Offers practical guidance for parents, teachers and other early years workers who want to give children a good start in mathematical development. Show...
How can early years practitioners help young children to become not only numerate but aspiring mathematicians who love numbers, shapes and mathematical comparisons?
The introduction of the Foundation Stage has led to practitioners seeking ways to teach maths which are more in line with the creative and playful ways young children learn other subjects.
Linda Pound draws on current thinking about children's mathematical development to show how you can encourage and enhance the numeracy skills of any child in the early years by linking maths to every-day life situations and...
How can early years practitioners help young children to become not only numerate but aspiring mathematicians who love numbers, shapes and mathemat...
An ideal introduction to the pioneers of educational theory for anyone studying childcare, child development or education whether at further or higher education level. The first edition of this book has been a best-seller for almost a decade, identified as one of the top ten books for students of child development or early childhood care and education. In this new edition, there is an increased emphasis on both what practice based on particular theories of learning looks like and on criticisms of each theory: a new and improved edition; additional emphasis on what practice looks like; and...
An ideal introduction to the pioneers of educational theory for anyone studying childcare, child development or education whether at further or higher...
