Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kindergarten

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Tricia David, an internationally recognised expert in early years eductaion, has brought together 11 tutors from Christ Church College Canterbury to "encourage debate and disagreement.."..It has..some absorbing and helpful contributions which both bring forward the debate in early years education and also may cause readers to reappraise their own practice, possibly...

The book provides 11 different themes that can be linked to PSHCE, ranging from Caring for Others to Keeping Safe. Each theme provides:

o aims

o Circle Time activities

o Draw and Talk

o follow-up activities and suggestions for display

o...

The media interest surrounding children, food, and nutrition continues to influence policy and practice in early childhood settings, and food and eating is of fundamental importance to early childhood practice. This book gives students a comprehensive overview of food and eating, covering all areas of food and nutrition including:

o Policy development

o Healthy eating guidelines

o Promoting Healthy eating and

o Multi-professional working.

Each chapter includes case studies, links to useful websites and further reading and activities, the...

This engaging book will help teachers who want to use the collaborative and co-operative method of learning to widen it from PSHE to other parts of the curriculum. It allows the teacher to develop a particular theme using key questions, activities and games. The unique links to storytelling and literacy skills will make this book highly popular with primary teachers.

How can young children play an active role in developing the design of learning environments?

What methods can be used to bring together children's and practitioners' views about their environment?

What insights can young children offer into good designs for these children's spaces?

With the expansion of early childhood education and the move to 'extended schools', more young children will spend more time than ever before in institutions. Based on two actual building projects, this book is the first of its kind to demonstrate the possibilities of including young...

Relational pedagogy underpins the core principles of both the cognitive, and social/emotional development of young children, as evidenced in the Reggio Emilia preschools and the Te Whariki curriculum in New Zealand. Emphasising the links between, people, places and ideas and the effects of these on education, educators and learners, it is integral to the English Early Years Foundation Stage, and forms the basis for early years provision around the world.

This book brings together contributions from international experts on early years education to explore and debate...

Filled with more practical classroom and home-based learning activities, stories, rhymes, songs, and games. With an easy-to-follow format and plenty of reproducibles, this book is designed to help teachers foster a five-year-old's growth in five essential developmental areas: Social/Emotional, Language, Cognitive, Motor Skills, and Hygiene/Self-Help. Children will love Teaching Terrific 5's because it's chock full of fun, let's-do-it-again activities, memorable characters, and catchy verses. Teachers will find the activities fresh and imaginative, and they'll feel confident knowing the...

Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child s learning and development. Split into four sections, which focus on each of the four seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter, this book:

• includes activities appropriate to each season
• offers ideas for 'wander walkabouts' to inspire and set the scene of what the season can offer in regard to play activities
• promotes knowledge of the environment and how to use natural resources effectively.

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Engage pupils' interest and imagination with these thirty-six stand-alone lesson plans. These thought-provoking activities are suitable for pupils of all abilities and will also help improve their literacy skills. Includes:

• differentiation and extension activities
• time-saving photocopiable resources
• easy-to-use flexible lesson plans.