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Unpack the Personal Project objectives to gain a clear understanding of the overall process, while building the ATL skills required to become an independent, lifelong learner.- Updated to reflect the new Guide for first teaching 2021.- Packed with practical plans and skills to help engage in the project, including visible thinking and design thinking routines; organised by the ATL skills to ensure easy navigation. - A comprehensive chapter on planning gives a variety of strategies for goal setting and creating an action plan to guide the Personal Project process. - Focus on your time with an outline of ways to document the Personal Project process, tips on time management, an explanation of the role of the supervisor and the best way to engage with them throughout the project.- Chart development through the project with opportunities for reflection, clear assessment objectives and a chance to record expected tangible or intangible results.

Looking for Learning: Loose Parts won "Highly Commended" in the Creative Play Awards 2019 for Teaching Resources.Looks for Learning: Loose Parts is a full-colour, practical guide to inspire child-led learning that's linked to to current policy and the EYFS framework. As each child progresses through their learning journey, Early Years practitioners are expected to identify and understand what learning is taking place in every activity that a child is involved in. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses her wealth of experience as an Early Years teacher to explore the learning that takes place when a child is tinkering with loose parts, including tinker trays filled with nuts and bolts, pompoms and play dough to combine, construct and investigate with.Loose parts are natural or synthetic materials and resources that have no pre-planned use; they can be moved, combined with other resources, lined up, deconstructed and constructed again. They can capture a child's imagination, curiosity and creativity as they play with and manipulate them. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers to explore their use.With tips for setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking For Learning: Loose Parts is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for using loose parts in their settings.Looking for Learning books are the number one tool for identifying learning opportunities in child-led play. All four books are packed full of tried-and-tested ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, helpful hints and tips and full-colour photographs. Written by Laura England, known as Little Miss Early Years, these are a must-have for any nursery or pre-school.

Looking for Learning: Mark Making is a full-colour, practical guide linked to current policy and the EYFS framework. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses theory, cases studies, real-life images and accessible ideas to inspire child-led learning using mark making.This book will help you spark children’s natural curiosity in seeing what happens when they make marks with their fingers, bodies and toys, as well as materials from nature and from your art supplies. From drawing around shadows and swirling paint in water, to printing animal footprints, Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, provides a wealth of creative ideas for incorporating mark making into all child-led play, both indoors and outside. Developing mark making and building language skills are crucial as young children begin to build their confidence in communicating. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents real-life examples and images as well as practical pointers.With tips from setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking for Learning: Mark Making is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for using mark making in their settings.Looking for Learning books are the number one tool for identifying learning opportunities in child-led play. All four books are packed full of tried-and-tested ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, helpful hints and tips and full-colour photographs. Written by Laura England, known as Little Miss Early Years, these are a must-have for any nursery or pre-school.

Looking for Learning: Maths through Play is a full-colour, practical guide linked to current policy and the EYFS framework. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses theory, case studies, real-life images and accessible ideas to inspire child-led mathematical learning using play.This book will encourage children to think about maths while playing, using a range of common resources that will spark their curiosity. It is full of creative suggestions for incorporating mathematical concepts ­– counting, comparison, composition, shape, pattern and number – into child-led play. The book contains ideas for bringing mathematical learning into children’s favourite activities: role play and construction; art and nature; sand and water play and even simple technology-based activities using projectors or torches.Experienced Early Years teacher Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, also provides advice about getting children talking about maths during daily routines in Early Years settings. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers on how to use play for early mathematical concepts. With tips from setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking for Learning: Maths through Play is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for incorporating mathematical learning through play into their settings.Looking for Learning books are the number one tool for identifying learning opportunities in child-led play. All four books are packed full of tried-and-tested ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, helpful hints and tips and full-colour photographs. Written by Laura England, known as Little Miss Early Years, these are a must-have for any nursery or pre-school.

Looking for Learning: Provocations is a full-colour, practical guide to inspire child-led learning that's linked to current policy and the EYFS framework.As each child progresses through their learning journey, Early Years practitioners are expected to identify and understand what learning is taking place in every activity that a child is involved in. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses her wealth of experience as an Early Years teacher to explore the learning that takes place when a child's play has been inspired by a provocation, including mirrors to investigate symmetry, cardboard boxes to understand shapes, and sticks and pebbles to construct their own designs.Provocations invite learning, interest and creativity as they allow children to explore, think and use their imaginations. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers to explore their use.With tips for setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking for Learning: Provocations is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for using provocations in their settings.Looking for Learning books are the number one tool for identifying learning opportunities in child-led play. All four books are packed full of tried-and-tested ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, helpful hints and tips and full-colour photographs. Written by Laura England, known as Little Miss Early Years, these are a must-have for any nursery or pre-school.

Become an independent, lifelong learner and feel supported through the Community Project, while strengthening and practising your ATL skills. - Engage in practical explorations through a cycle of inquiry, action and reflection. - Build ATL skills with strategies, detailed examiner advice, expert tips, and infographics in every chapter for visual learners. - Clarify IB requirements with concise and clear explanations, including assessment objectives and rules on academic honesty. - Foster the attributes of the IB learner profile with explicit reference made throughout to link with your research. - Progress independently through your Community Project with advice, tips and common mistakes to avoid.

Fully updated in light of changes to the Early Years frameworks and new theory and research, Schemas: A Practical Handbook 2nd Edition helps you to understand what schemas look like, why they’re important and how they can be used to create engaging learning opportunities.Have you ever wondered why children in your setting persistently play with the door, mix sand with water or throw things halfway across the room? This easy-to-use, dip-in book explains all these repetitive behaviours (known as schemas) using straightforward language. By providing the right resources and opportunities, Laura England (also known as Little Miss Early Years) strongly believes that these behaviours can be harnessed to unlock learning in young children.Drawing on her decade of Early Years practice, Laura has fully updated this second edition to include new material on wellbeing, inclusion and play, as well as updated links to current frameworks such as Development Matters. For each common schema, you will find real-life case studies and photographs that demonstrate what that schema looks like in action and lots of new practical, low-cost ideas for creating learning opportunities using treasure baskets, sensory play, outdoor play and much more!