Themes for Early Years
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All nurseries and reception classes teach the important concept of shapes to young children. This book provides the material needed to plan and carry out a complete shapes theme. It contains cross-curricular activities looking at three-dimensional shapes, circles and spirals, rectangles and triangles, symmetry and reflection, patterns and shapes in nature. Eight linking photocopiable sheets provide reinforcement activities and there is a chapter of ideas for display. It also includes photocopiable stories, poems, songs and assembly ideas all based on the theme. A topic web for planning, links the activities to both the National Curriculum and the Scottish 5-14 Guidelines.
"Themes for Early Years" is back - fully revised and better than ever with a fantastic CD-ROM! This title features on screen drag and drop activities that will engage children in active learning. It includes photocopiable and printable activities covering Early Learning Goals and play ares. There are songs and action rhymes to share, as well as colour photographs and video clips to inspire.
This text provides practical activity ideas with photocopiable stories, poems and songs based on the early years topic of growing. The six chapters of activities cover areas such as growing up, animal life-cycles, plant growth, growing food and how we use things that grow. There are eight photocopiable sheets providing linking activities and two further chapters offer ideas for effective displays and assemblies. A topic web for planning links the activities to preparing for the National Curriculum and the Scottish 5-14 guidelines.
"Themes for Early Years" is back - fully revised and better than ever with a fantastic CD-ROM! This title features on screen drag and drop activities that will engage children in active learning. It includes photocopiable and printable activities covering Early Learning Goals and play areas. It contains songs and action rhymes to share. It also features colour photographs and video clips to inspire.
Seasons are covered by nursery groups as they provide an ideal focus for children to observe changes in the world around them. The activities in this book each take a particular aspect of the season and focus on: winter weather, clothes, indoor activities, animals, plants and celebrations. Linking up to these activities is a photocopiable anthology section of action rhymes, poems, stories and songs, all based on the Winter theme. In addition there are photocopiable activity sheets plus ideas for displays and assemblies. A topic web links the activities to both the National Curriculum and the Scottish 5-14 Guidelines.