Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

Aims to support those who work in early childhood education and care in developing and implementing the highest quality play experiences for children from birth to middle childhood. This book portrays children as social and active agents in their own play and provides background to research on play theory and practice. more...

Price: $47.98

I believe that [this book] could be of value to practitioners working with birth-five year olds, heads or managers of nurseries, health professionals or students who wish to gain an overview of this subject .I enjoyed reading this book and it literally gave me much food for thought' - Early Years. 'This book is a welcome addition and the contributors should be congratulated on the scope and depth they manage to achieve..this book is an interesting read, dealing with a topical, yet complex issue' - Journal of Early Childhood Research. 'Food plays a huge part in our lives, and this book looks holistically at its influence, including our emotional as well as physical wellbeing. It provides useful facts on diet and healthy eating guidelines for children under five, school age children, adults and pregnant mothers..There is advice on promoting positive attitudes towards food in an early years setting, along with practical advice and case studies to help practitioners promote heatlhy eating in their settings' - Early Years Update. 'This highly readable, thoroughly researched book explores food and eating in an historical, cultural and psychological context and, as public concern about children's nutrition rises, its publication is timely. Food and Health in Early Childhood is a comprehensive, clearly written text enriched with case studies and pertinent reflective activities to consolidate learning' - Angela Underdown, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Studies, University of Warwick. The media interest surrounding children, food and nutrition continues to influence policy and practice in early years settings, and food and eating is of fundamental importance to early childhood practice. Not only does food contribute to health, in terms of nutrition it's also a vital part of a child's emotional and socio-cultural experience that is linked to their growing sense of well-being and identity. This book gives you a comprehensive overvie more...

Price: $37.95

The contributors of this collection consider the issues relating to gender from these different settings and discuss their findings with reference to the implications for early childhood education. more...

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'This book is very readable, full of practical advice, and a must for all those involved in early years, including parents' - Johanna M Raffan, Director of National Associaton for Able Children. How can we identify gifted and talented young children in pre-school settings and how can existing resources be used to challenge and stimulate them? Margaret Sutherland draws on 16 years teaching experience to provide: opractical and easily implemented lesson ideas for physical movement, maths, language and music. oguidance on how to make sure all children are given the opportunity to achieve. opractical ideas for the identification of able young children. The ideas and activities have all been tried and tested by practitioners and show how to help gifted children to flourish and all children to benefit from imaginative approaches to learning. more...

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Citizenship education equips children with the skills necessary to play an active part in society and act as socially and morally responsible citizens. Margaret Collins has used her considerable experience to create another fantastic age appropriate practical resource for children aged 4-9 that widens the concept of citizenship so that it incorporates global issues. The book explores six topics: - Basic needs - Environmental issues - Fairness - Exploring various cultures - Democracy - Global issues. Each section has an introductory page and ideas for resources, followed by activities on the same topic differentiated for younger and older primary pupils. Clear guidelines are provided for discussion and activities which could take place in Circle Time. At the end of each section there is a story for children to consider accompanied by developmental activities and activity sheets, as well as a page of reflections related to the global challenges we all face. This exciting resource will act as a starting point for stimulating teachers and encouraging children to widen their learning. Teachers will be able to use these activities to set further challenges, to help explore current situations and to help with understanding present concerns. Visit the author's own website here! more...

Price: $31.95