Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern written by Alison Hutchison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities and games filled with rich contexts for learning and discussion, as well as fun opportunities for consolidation and problem-solving. Alison Hutchison draws on her wealth of experience to present ideas in line with the Early Learning Goals for investigating shape and pattern in the world around us. She focuses on helping young children to make connections and develop language, knowledge and understanding of shape and pattern. Whether children build with fabric blocks to create patterns or explore symmetry while playing with natural materials, the easy-to-prepare activities in this book facilitate engaging learning opportunities for children's ideas and interests to be explored.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Nature written by Kate Bass and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many practitioners are under pressure to deliver effective outdoor learning experiences for all children. Current resources are aimed at academic studies or families - this book is an inspirational and accessible resource for practitioners. A starting point for outdoor activities that really engage, encourage and develop children.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Science Outdoors written by Kirstine Beeley and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Fantastic Ideas for Science Outdoors is full of play based ideas for exploring both the natural and man-made world within a child centered learning environment.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Treasure Baskets written by Sue Gascoyne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _______________ The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. A quality well-made treasure basket offers children a wealth of exploration, play and learning opportunities that are not only great fun, but also match the requirements of the EYFS framework. Drawing on her years of experience and extensive knowledge of children's interaction, author and practitioner Sue Gascoyne provides 50 effective and fun ways to engage children in sensory-rich treasures that offer 'a world in a basket'. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Treasure Baskets includes the child-led stages of treasure basket play using the author's original Sensory Play Continuum as a framework, as well as adult-initiated activities for using treasure baskets with children. Its simple format supports practitioners, and ultimately the children in their care, in getting the most out of this amazing resource.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Outside All Year Round written by Alistair Bryce-Clegg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outdoors is a great space to enhance and extend children's learning. There are lots of children who have a natural affinity with the outdoors and use it as their preferred learning space. As adults supporting children's learning, it is important to support the investigation of their outdoor environment, but also that learning is taken into those spaces and delivered to children in the most engaging way that it can be. What you can (almost) always guarantee is children's enthusiasm to take their learning outdoors, what you can't always guarantee is the weather! In 50 Fantastic Ideas for Outdoor All Year Round Alistair has created 50 ideas that will get children and practitioners outside and learning come rain, snow, wind or sunshine! All of the activities have got their own central skill that can then be adapted to fit the interests of the children or each setting's own particular outdoor environment. So, whether your setting's outdoor space is a back garden, a small yard or large playground there will be activities that can be used and that will inspire young learners.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Making Music written by Judith Harries and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music is key to early childhood development and contributes to socialisation, speaking, motor skills and more. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Making Music is packed full of fun and accessible ideas for singing, creating instruments from recycled materials, exploring sounds and making music together. From making maracas, tambourines and rainsticks in the music workshop to beatboxing, singing, stomping and even writing rhythms, every activity uses easy-to-source equipment or no equipment at all. Whether you're a specialist music teacher or a non-specialist looking for inspiration, this book is perfect for anyone looking to put the magic back into music in their Early Years setting. Written by Early Years expert Judith Harries, all ideas include step-by-step instructions, tips to understand music terminology and suggestions for further development. With over 40 books in the 50 Fantastic Ideas series there's something for everyone – whether you're a practitioner looking for new ideas or you want to try out a popular well-loved activity with a new twist. Each book offers a wide range of fun and creative activities to carry out with children aged 0–5 years, with lists of resources, step-by-step instructions and information about the benefits for children.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active written by Dr Lala Manners and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active is filled with simple and accessible ideas to make physical activity an enjoyable and meaningful part of daily life in the Early Years. Young children's physical and mental development, health and wellbeing can be significantly improved by regular physical activity, from tummy time that informs crawling to walking, and sitting still that impacts on fluent handwriting. Dr Lala Manners uses her wealth of experience to present 50 ideas to engage with young children physically in a positive way and get them active, from Scrabble and Stand where toddlers lift themselves up to standing as quickly as possible to Duvet Tunnels where children commando crawl under a sheet. Many of the ideas in this book can be used both indoors and outdoors and all of them involve using easily-accessible or free-to-source materials that can be found at home and in Early Years settings.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics written by Sally Wright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _______________ The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. _______________ The tuff tray is a staple resource in Early Years settings that supports many different styles of learning and play, and offers lots of opportunities to introduce early mathematics. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics is filled with fun, creative and inspiring ideas for exploring mathematical concepts using tuff trays, including size, shape, capacity, quantity, distance, volume and numbers. From exploring time with ice cubes to cutting shapes out of tortilla wraps, Sally Wright presents opportunities for mathematical learning objectives to be met in an exciting and creative way.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Forest School written by Jamie Victoria Barnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. Jamie Victoria Barnes, creator of The Childcare Guru, uses her wealth of knowledge to present an invaluable resource filled with activities that spark creativity and encourage development and learning in a natural environment, perfect for helping young children enjoy a healthy and balanced lifestyle. The benefits of rich outdoor learning experiences are second to none. Outdoor learning offers holistic development for every child and in a fast-paced world heavily focussed on technology, forest schools provide a stimulating and relaxed environment to learn in, away from time pressures and electric devices. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Forest School presents full-colour photographs and easy-to-follow activities from Forest School TV to natural art self-portraits to get young children outside and reconnecting with the natural world, supporting their emotional and spiritual wellbeing. With over 40 books in the 50 Fantastic Ideas series there's something for everyone – whether you're a practitioner looking for new ideas or you want to try out a popular well-loved activity with a new twist. Each book offers a wide range of fun and creative activities to carry out with children aged 0 – 5 years, with lists of resources, step-by-step instructions and information about the benefits for children.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern written by Alison Hutchison and published by Featherstone. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities and games filled with rich contexts for learning and discussion, as well as fun opportunities for consolidation and problem-solving. Alison Hutchison draws on her wealth of experience to present ideas in line with the Early Learning Goals for investigating shape and pattern in the world around us. She focuses on helping young children to make connections and develop language, knowledge and understanding of shape and pattern. Whether children build with fabric blocks to create patterns or explore symmetry while playing with natural materials, the easy-to-prepare activities in this book facilitate engaging learning opportunities for children's ideas and interests to be explored.
Download or read book Stuff Matters written by Mark Miodownik and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas to Encourage Diversity and Inclusion written by June O'Sullivan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 50 fun and effective activities to nurture kindness and inclusivity in your Early Years setting. Covering important topics such as race, disability, age, appearance and mental health with positivity and openness, this book gives practitioners the confidence to build an inclusive environment for all children. Following the belief that children can be active agents of change, the ideas encourage children to ask questions, challenge prejudice and celebrate diversity through games, provocations, role play, physical activity, arts and crafts and more. With over 40 books in the 50 Fantastic Ideas series there's something for everyone – whether you're a practitioner looking for new ideas or you want to try out a popular well-loved activity with a new twist. Each book offers a wide range of fun and creative activities to carry out with children aged 0–5 years, with lists of resources, step-by-step instructions and information about the benefits for children.
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Teaching Phonics written by Alistair Bryce-Clegg and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50 Fantastic Things series is a no nonsense, ideas bank .no frills, just 50 examples of great ideas already in practice!
Download or read book 50 Fantastic Ideas for Maths Outdoors written by Kirstine Beeley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Fantastic Ideas for Maths Outdoors offers an array of ideas to support early maths development using some of the wonderful resources that nature and the elements offer outdoors.
Download or read book One Watercolor a Day written by Veronica Lawlor and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers forty-six daily watercolor exercises intended to stimulate imagination and help readers improve their skills.
Download or read book 50 Christan Books Scripture Theology Philosophy and Spirituality Including Christian Novels written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 20250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthology '50 Christian Books - Scripture, Theology, Philosophy and Spirituality (Including Christian Novels)' emerges as a seminal collection that traverses the vast expanse of Christian thought and literary expression. Capturing the complexity and diversity of Christian theology, philosophy, and spirituality, it seamlessly integrates seminal works ranging from the foundational texts of early Christian doctrine to modern philosophical treatises and spiritually enlightening novels. The collection distinguishes itself by offering a panoramic view of Christianity's rich literary tapestry, with standout pieces that span genres, centuries, and philosophical debates, thus serving as a crucial bridge between historical religious thought and contemporary spiritual exploration. The contributing authors and editors, hailing from a vibrant spectrum of historical periods and philosophical backgrounds, bring an unparalleled depth of insight to the anthology's overarching theme. From the transformative religious reforms of Martin Luther to the existential inquiries of Friedrich Nietzsche, and from the spiritual storytelling of Leo Tolstoy to the theological reflections of Saint Augustine, this collection embodies a convergence of varied voices that have shaped, challenged, and deepened the understanding of Christianity across ages. Their collective works not only reflect the historical and cultural contexts from which they emerged but also demonstrate the dynamic interplay between Christian belief and the evolving human condition. This anthology offers readers a unique opportunity to engage with a collection that spans the breadth of Christian thought and literary form. It is an essential volume for those seeking to explore the depths of Christian philosophy, theology, and spirituality through the lens of literature. Beyond its educational value, the book fosters a dialogue between different epochs and perspectives, enriching the reader's comprehension of Christianity's multifaceted legacy. It is a must-read for anyone desiring to delve into the heart of Christian literary and intellectual tradition, offering a gateway to the profound and often transformative insights that these works encapsulate.
Download or read book Making Thinking Visible written by Ron Ritchhart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at Harvard's Project Zero, that develops students' thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Rather than a set of fixed lessons, Visible Thinking is a varied collection of practices, including thinking routines?small sets of questions or a short sequence of steps?as well as the documentation of student thinking. Using this process thinking becomes visible as the students' different viewpoints are expressed, documented, discussed and reflected upon. Helps direct student thinking and structure classroom discussion Can be applied with students at all grade levels and in all content areas Includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies The book also comes with a DVD of video clips featuring Visible Thinking in practice in different classrooms.
