Preschool category: 2281 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Practitioners and students wishing to know how very young children develop an awareness of ICT will find this text invaluable.
ICT has arguably one of the biggest impacts on every-day 21st century life, so its inclusion in the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum reflects the need to encourage...
Up, Down, Move Around -- Math and Literacy
Active Learning for Preschoolers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Movement-inspiring activities reinforce key literacy and math concepts!
Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have your children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing,...
Wiggle, Giggle & Shake
Over 200 Ways to Move and Learn
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Enhance your classroom with over 200 movement-inspiring activities for children ages 4 to 8. Wiggle, Giggle & Shake challenges children to think and solve problems, to recognize and explore their feelings, and to physically participate in their own learning. Explore 38 popular classroom themes...
Learning Games
Exploring the Senses Through Play
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
How do children learn about the world around them? They touch, taste, see, smell and hear it, of course! With over 200 activities, Learning Games will delight children as they expand their learning by engaging all of their senses. Children can explore their sense of smell, for example, by making an...
Healthy, Active and Outside!
Running an Outdoors Programme in the Early Years
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2008
'There’s a growing awareness that for the good of their health, children need to be out and about more, with their friends, exploring the outdoor world in their own way.'- Nicola Butler, Director of the Free Play Network
It is widely acknowledged that children today do not get outdoors often...
Creating Rooms of Wonder
Valuing and Displaying Children's Work to Enhance the Learning Process
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Display children's artwork with thoughtfulness and care to help benefit children, teachers and families. Using theories of Reggio Emilia, learn how to create rooms of wonder using the basics: color, line, texture, composition, focal points, and rhythm. Then find new ideas for using framing and mounting, boxes, boards, and other materials to value and display children's work.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Self-regulation has been identified as an important predictor of school readiness and academic achievement in young children. Children who struggle with self-regulation are at risk of experiencing peer rejection and academic difficulties. Teachers report that there is high variability in children’s...
Gifted and Talented in the Early Years
Practical Activities for Children aged 3 to 6
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
'This new edition advocates an inclusive approach and updates current theories, research and best practices in the field. The text incorporates 21st century skills, cultural perspectives and international education, and focuses on how to create appropriately challenging activities for the young gifted...
by Gilad Soffer
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
"I like Animals English - Armenian" is a list of 50 animal images and their names in English and Armenian. This is the perfect book for kids who love animals. With this book children can build their animal vocabulary and start to develop word and picture association.
Every Nursery Needs a Garden
A Step-by-step Guide to Creating and Using a Garden with Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
‘If outdoor activities with young children have always baffled you, then this is the book for you. Practical in style and structure, it has an accessible approach which is based in the best early years practice and provides plenty of challenges and new ideas. It is a must have for your early years...
by Bob Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children’s play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being...
by Milet Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language.
Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature animals, clothes, fruit, home, jobs,...
Visions of Childhood
Influential Models from Locke to Spock
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Throughout history certain theories of childhood have influenced the way we have understood, cared for, and educated our young. These theories form the bases of our attitudes toward children, and underpin our popular childrearing pracitces. Yet they have passed through history fort eh most part unexamined....
Teaching STEM Outdoors
Activities for Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
First outdoor STEM book
Filled with practical suggestions, ideas, and resources for implementing STEM activities outdoors
Uses STEM strategy responsive to the developmental needs of young children
Incorporates STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and outdoor learning—two...