Early Years 


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100 Ideas for Teaching Creative DevelopmentFocusing on creative development theauthor provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas foruse in the education setting.
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A Practical Guide to Pre-School InclusionThis book is essential for those working with the 0-5 age range, including pre-school practitioners, nursery managers, advisory teachers, SENCO's and Inclusion Officers.
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Animated Stories for Young MathematiciansChildren will be thinking about numbers, shape and space, measures and more as they delight in stories about going to the moon, bathtime ducks and teddy’s scarf.
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Animated Stories InteractiveLet children – working individually or in pairs – interact with the characters and situations they love in Animated Stories for Young Mathematicians.
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Assessment in Early Childhood SettingsThis book shows that an early childhood setting can be described as a learning place in which childrendevelop learning dispositions such as resilience in the face of uncertainty, confidence to express their ideas,and collaborative and thoughtful approaches to problem-solving.
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Baby Talk Resource PackSpecifically designed for use by early years practitioners in their work with parents and caregivers, in line with the new Early Years Foundation Stage.
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Clapping Games (with CD)‘Clapping Games’ can be used by teachers to create stimulating sessions for the whole class.
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Cooperative Learning & Wee ScienceLessons cover popular primary science topics such as: rainbows, magnets, senses, leaves, electricity, rain forest, seeds, sounds, fish, helicopters, rocks, temperature.
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Count and Shout!Watch children’s excitement grow as they start to play with this set of six mathematical card games, based on the characters from Animated Stories for Young Mathematicians.
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Creative Activities for the Early YearsPacked full of exciting ideas andpowerful visual aids, this book willhelp those working with youngchildren to encourage and nurturetheir creativity and imagination.
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Creativity and Early Years EducationWhat is creativity? How does it relate to such concepts as imagination, self-expression and intelligence?
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Critical Skills in the Early YearsThis book provides a wealth of practical ideas for introducing problem-based learning. Includes free CD
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Early Learning GamesNo short description set
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Encouraging Positive Behaviour in the Early YearsCovering the 3 to 8 age range, this book is full of practical strategies, good advice and clear and helpful suggestions.
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English From RhymesHelping younger children to learn English. Suitable for the Literacy Hour.
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Extending Thought in Young ChildrenThis book is an essential read for students and teachers in early years education.The author explains how teachers of young children can advance professionally towards a greater knowledge of young children’s thinking and learning.
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Extra HelpingsThis fun resource contains a series of eleven maths investigations that children can work through as an enjoyable supplement to their regular class work.
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First Poems for ThinkingThirty poems, old and new, for children aged 4-8 to share, think about and respond to
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First Stories for ThinkingThirty multi-cultural stories for children aged 4-8 to enjoy and think about, with discussion plans and activities related to each story
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Forest Schools & Outdoor Learning in the Early YearsLearning outside the classroomis an essential part of early yearseducation, and this book looksat the opportunities the ForestSchool experience can offer youngchildren for learning outdoors, andhow this fits into the early years curriculum.
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Fun With PuppetsPuppets make children laugh and children’s laughter is something no early years setting should be without. This pack includes two books on puppets and puppetmaking and also includes a whole farmyard of six lovely finger puppets!
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Games CountThis fun resource contains a series of eleven maths investigations that children can work through as an enjoyable supplement to their regular class work.
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How Children Learn Book 2This sequel to the best-selling How Children Learn gives an overview of the major questions in educational theory such as:how do children learn to read, write and even speak?
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HOW CHILDREN LEARN BOOK 3 Contemporary Thinking and TheoristsEngage children with new techniques and ideas, with an extended section on putting theory into practice. Ensure your setting is full of great ideas.
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I Can RhymeGames to support the teaching of phonological awareness.
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Key to Learning – Idea's for ParentsThe Key to Learning Treasure Chest for Parents has been created to allow parents and their children to discover some of the unique benefits of the Vygotskian Key to Learning Curriculum which is being used to amazing effect in hundreds of schools across Europe.
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Language Arts - Lessons for Little OnesThis is the most popular primary cooperative learning book in the world! It makes teaching language arts fun and easy!
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Language at My LevelLanguage at My Level is aimed at supporting teachers and teaching assistants in delivering speaking and listening programmes through whole class teaching. There are also ideas for small group and one to one work.
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Leading and Managing in the Early YearsThis book integrates leadershipand management practice with areal understanding of early years settings.
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Learning in the Early Years 3-7This book will help you to promote social, intellectual, aesthetic, spiritual and physical development in your setting.
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Learning Through Talk in the Early YearsThis tried and tested practical handbook is packed with ideas and activities to encourage young children to develop their verbal reasoning skills and communicate more effectively.
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Let's Think! Early YearsA unique activity-based programme that helps young children to develop their thinking
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Listening Skills - Early YearsGames and worksheets pack by Sandi Rickerby and Sue Lambert
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Mathematics - Lessons for Little OnesCrammed with photocopiable masters, lessons, and proven management tips, this book is guaranteed to transfer a love of literature into a love of mathematics
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Maths from RhymesThese original and practical activities are a must for every maths class.
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Play, Learning and the Early Childhood CurriculumThis timely Second Edition exploresrecent developments, whichstrongly endorse play as an integralpart of the curriculum.
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Practical Everyday NumberThis series of books provides a multitude of suggestions for number activities that will promote learning in everyday situations.
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SALLEYStructured activities for language and literacy in the Early Years
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Science and Technology for the Early YearsAssessment is an integral part of the book and the activities are matched to the Early Learning Goals
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Snack TimeThe ideas contained in snacktime will enable children to experiment with, explore and investigate different foods and provide ways of involving children in food preparation.
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Spot OnUsing games to practice key skills, this book provides all the background, explanation and teaching resources needed to set up precision teaching in the classroom.
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Ten Steps to FiveThis practical and easy-to-use programme helps teachers observe and record achievement in children up to five years.
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The Early WordWhether you are reading a story, writing a class poem, making a film or inviting visitors to the classroom, there are lots of positive strategies to help nurture children’s enjoyment and make learning fun!
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The Four SeasonsThis useful pack contains practical photocopiable activities and simple games on seasonal themes.
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The Thinking Child Resource BookThis book gives advice on a widerange of techniques and activitiessuch as, how to engage themultiple intelligences, how to openproductive dialogue with youngchildren, how to select and use music, and strategies forincreasing children’s time on task.
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Threads of ThinkingThreads of Thinking, is a book for allearly years practitioners who wishto support and develop children’sthinking.
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Towards HandwritingA progressive resource for mastering handwriting
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Using Phonics to Teach Reading & SpellingContaining practical examples and activities for teachers, it gives advice on choosing the best resources and looks at how to help the weakest reader.
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Write Dance - in the NurseryWrite Dance is an innovativeand exciting programme, widelyused across Europe as a way ofintroducing handwriting usingmusic, movement and exercise.
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