Education and Study aids / Preschool and Elementary

Starting with A collection of Stories and Poems

by Alison Milford

This innovative and flexible series of five books, is specifically designed to support and develop a child's personal, social and emotional wellbeing through stories and poems with links to PSED in the EYFS,...

Time to Create: Hands-On Explorations in Process Art for Young Children

by Christie Burnett

Positive creative and artistic experiences provide for a child’s learning and development, and the most effective engagement goes well beyond learning the names of colors or how to hold a pencil to draw....

The Homegrown Preschooler: Teaching Kids in the Places They Live

by Kathy H. Lee & Lesli Richards

With the accessibility of a parenting how-to book and the thorough educational foundation of an expensive boxed curriculum, this guide will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms as they take advantage...

Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years: A practical guide to supporting each child's behaviour in the early years setting

by Kay Mathieson

Understanding Behaviour in the Early Years provides information, practical suggestions and ideas that enable practitioners to take a positive approach to young children's learning about behaviour. Linked directly...

Special Educational Needs in Practice (Revised Edition): A step-by-step guide to developing a SEN inclusion policy and delivering the requirements of

by Selena Ledgerton Cooper

Special Educational Needs in Practice has been revised so as to consider all professionals involved with working with children with special needs. This edition covers the role and responsibility of the SENCO,...

Stepping Stones to Creativity

by Judith Harris & Mel Astill

This guide contains four books-worth of creative activities for the early years in one bumper-value guide. Perfect to dip into, this gem of a guide features: - Hundreds of easy-to-follow activities that cover...

Science Knowledge for Primary Teachers: Understanding the Science in the Qca Scheme

by Linda Gillard

Specifically structured around the QCA schemes of work, this book focuses upon developing the science subject knowledge of the reader up to the standards needed for QTS. It provides:

• clear explanations of the...

Planning for Learning to Use Phonics

by Rachel Sparks Linfield

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of phonics. The aim of this book is to provide early years practitioners in both group and home...

What Does It Mean to Be Two? Revised Edition: What Every Practitioner Needs to Understand about the Development of Two-Year-Olds

by Jennie Lindon

This revised and updated edition helps practitioners to understand the distinction in the 2012 revised EYFS between the prime and specific areas of development for two-year-olds. It considers key issues in a...

Play and Learning in the Early Years: Practical Activities and Games for the Under 3s

by Jennie Lindon

This book is a comprehensive resource for practical activities and games for the under threes. As well as providing a wealth of activities for pre-school children, this book maps out exactly how each activities...

Handbook for Learning Mentors in Primary and Secondary Schools

by Margaret Roberts & Dot Constable

Written with the needs of learning mentors in mind, this book outlines the school organization in which the mentor will find themselves and deals with the tasks and responsibilities they will have to consider...

Removing Barriers to Learning in the Early Years

by Angela Glenn, Jaquie Cousins & Alicia Helps

This book shows how different types of SEN can impact on a child's learning and what practitioners can do to help. Includes:

• photocopiable record sheets
• helpful explanations of responsibilities in relation...

Using Literacy to Develop Thinking Skills with Children Aged 5 -7

by Paula Iley

These creative off-the-shelf activities will spark children's thinking skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing. Busy teachers wanting to shake up their lessons will find them indispensable. Includes:...

Using Literacy to Develop Thinking Skills with Children Aged 7-11

by Paula Iley

These creative off-the-shelf activities will spark children's thinking skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing. Busy teachers wanting to shake up their lessons will find them indispensable. Includes:...

Think About It!: Thinking Skills Activities for Years 3 and 4

by Jacquie Buttriss & Ann Callander

Engage pupils' interest and imagination with these thirty-six stand-alone lesson plans. These thought-provoking activities are suitable for pupils of all abilities and will also help improve their literacy...

Helping Your Pupils to be Resilient

by Jen Allen, Michele Murray & Kelli Simmons

For many children, school life is hard. They may have a learning difficulty or problems at home. They may feel left out or have trouble making friends. Other children may be stealing from them or bullying them....

All Kinds Of Boats

by Valerie Beryl Grady

The Bear Chef Children's Books encourage young children to start cooking and to gain confidence in "food handling and understanding" with the support of an adult. They cover a range of early science concepts...

The Early Literacy Handbook: Making Sense of Language and Literacy with Children Birth to Seven - A Practical Guide to the Context Approach

by Dominic Wyse & Christine Parker

The heart of this book is a new approach to the teaching of language and literacy. Its focus is exemplary classroom practice built on rigorous theory and evidence.The approach combines new theory and dynamic...

Breaking Away from the Math and Science Book: Physics and Other Projects for Grades 3-12

by Patricia Baggett & Andrzej Ehrenfeucht

Provides materials that teachers can use directly in their classrooms without expensive or specialized equipment. The material is presented in a modular format that allows one to adapt it to different levels...

Planning for the Early Years: The Local Community: How to Plan Learning Opportunities That Engage and Interest Children

by Jennie Lindon

This title is part of a brand new series which takes a fresh approach to planning by ensuring that children's interests are at the heart of all plans. Planning for the Early Years: The Local Community is packed...