A story is never one-sided. There will always be other perspectives,other points of view, that someone can take—and why shouldn’t we?Using these different perspectives helps us observe, understand andlearn from our experiences—they help us grow. Putting forth theeffort to take on these points of view sparked Existere’s Volume 37Issue 2.From trying on your mother’s clothes to embracing some neongreen runners to talking loudly about important ...

Physical activity in young children is both important and enjoyable. It encourages good life habits and helps avoid health problems such as obesity and heart disease in later life. Encouraging Early Sports Skills is the perfect support for early years practitioners looking to introduce a variety of sports and physical activities to the children they work with.

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 storiesenco...

Twelve year old Elias loses his home and loving family in a fire and is betrayed by those who vowed to take care of him. Mistreated and forced into what could be considered slavery, he runs away to Hamburg. With the help of a dog, he adjusts to life on his own. Elias' life is difficult as he strives to find work, build himself a home, and over time improve his situation and reputation. When Elias' best friend dies, he leaves Hamburg. Sailor, explorer of the untamed lands of western Virgini...

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.

What are schemas and why should you know about them? How can schemas be identified in young children? What does schematic learning look like and how does it meet the needs of individual children?All children are different, they look different, sound different, behave in different ways and crucially they learn differently. It is a constant challenge in Early Years settings and Reception classes to provide opportunities that are relevant and valuable for all the children. Being able ...

Part of the Managing in the Early Years series, this book provides practical advice about management theory and practice. Tracking the career development of a nursery nurse into a managerial role, this book:Clearly identifies and explains the managerial roles of team leader, senior supervisor, deputy and managerFocuses on the sudden change that takes place as you transcend from colleague to bossOffers advice on what is expected from you as you mov...

Following the progress of Jasmine Maya, the book examines every part of baby care and development, including: bathing, changing, clothing; health and safety, immunisation; the role of the midwife and health visitor; feeding and weaning; play, stimulation, toys and books; and theories and theorists.

Early Mathematical Explorations shows readers how to provide young children with rich mathematical learning environments and experiences. This book presents teachers with a sound theoretical framework to encourage children to become numerate in the twenty-first century. It shows that mathematical learning can occur in a variety of ways, including when children explore ideas through play, problem solving and problem posing; engage in a rich variety of multimodal learning experiences; pursue...

A fresh and enjoyable collection of games for children aged between 4 and 11, including card games, board games, physical games, and co-operative and competitive games. Gives helpful guidance for teachers on integrating games into the English syllabus, classroom management, adapting traditional games, and creating new games with children.

Working in the early years can be challenging, but to be outstanding in the early years can be even more difficult. This book contains 100 easily to implement ideas to transform your planning, practice and setting from good to outstanding in a flash! Full of tips to promote children's independence, stimulate their creative thinking, develop a sense of calm and maintain a structured environment, this book is an excellent tool for those new to working with this age range as well as more expe...

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of fairy stories. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of fairy stories. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of wh...