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Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child�s learning and development. Split into four sections, which focus on each of the four seasons � spring, summer, autumn and winter, this book: includes activities appropriate to each seasonoffers ideas for 'wander walkabouts' to inspire and set the scene of what the season can offer in regard to play activitiespromotes knowledge of the environment and how to use natural resources effectively.

Conveying how collections and displays can become the focus for much discussion and debate in circle time, and how they can be linked to other play areas and themes running throughout the nursery, Displays and Interest Tables helps you to:demonstrate the value of young children's efforts stimulate learning through two-and three-dimensional displays create exciting visual features for your setting.

First Published in 2006. Guaranteed fun for children and practitioners alike, the Ready, Steady, Play! series provides lively and STIMULATING activities for children. Each book focuses on one specific aspect of play, offering clear and detailed guidance on how to plan and enjoy wonderful play experiences with minimum fuss and maximum success. Ready, Steady, Play! helps practitioners to: Develop activities easily, using suggested guidelines Ensure that health and safety issues are taken into account; Plan play that links to the early years curriculum. Each book in the series includes guidance on: Preparing the children and the play space What equipment and materials are needed Planning and carrying out the activity Adult-child ratios; Developing language and vocabulary Extending learning For early years practitioners and students on early years courses and parents looking for ideas and inspiration. Construction; Exploring how construction play activities can promote the learning and development of children within early years settings, this book will help you to: Enable children to develop an understanding of shape, size, stability and strength when making things Encourage the development of children's large and fine motor skills; Support the understanding of co-operation and sharing.

Play using Natural Materials shows that natural materials can egual ready-made toys as an exciting stimulus for play in order to promote the learning and development of children within early years settings. Use Play using Natural Materials to "Get out and Do", support a child's investigation of the natural world, and to encourage first hand exploration of natuiral objects.

Exploring how play in this area can develop children's understanding of world cultures and healthy eating. Use Food and Cooking to help children understand how and where everyday foods come from, obtain valuable information on a variety of diets, and demonstrates how preparing and exploring food contrbutes to learning.

First Published in 2006.Festivals provides an insight into various events that children may, or may not, have in common. It will enhance your understanding of a range of cultural events, provides a range of activities that have meaning for children, and encourages knowledge and understnading of life in a multi-cultural environment.

Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child’s learning and development. Split into four sections, which focus on each of the four seasons – spring, summer, autumn and winter, this book: includes activities appropriate to each season offers ideas for 'wander walkabouts' to inspire and set the scene of what the season can offer in regard to play activities promotes knowledge of the environment and how to use natural resources effectively.

Guaranteed fun for children and practitioners alike, the Ready Steady Play series provides lively and stimulating activities for children.Each book focuses on one specific aspect of play offering clear and detailed guidance on how to plan and enjoy wonderful play experiences with minimum fuss and maximum success. Focusing on how drama can promote learning and development in the Early Years, Role Play: provides ideas for making props includes templates and guidance for making dressing up clothes is packed full of role play activities that relate to the early learning goals.This is the essential resource for early years practitioners, students on early years courses and parents simply looking for ideas and inspiration.

Part of the Ready, Steady, Play! series, Books, Stories and Puppets promotes visual storytelling and provides ideas for extending learning through a range of stories and characters that are well-known and much loved by children and adults alike. This book: provides ideas and templates for visual resources that will enhance storytimeoutlines fun ideas across all curriculum areas, linked to favourite storiesencourages the use of drama as a mode of story telling.Containing simple but excellent ideas for creative play experiences for all early years practitioners and students on early years courses, this book is also recommended reading for parents looking for inspiration.