Series:

Foundations

5 total works

Cover of Minibeasts
Children are naturally curious about the environment around them and this activity pack provides ideas and resources to help children learn about the natural world. The activities should encourage them to observe and find out about the variety of bugs and insects that surround them. By talking about what they see and recording their observations, they should continue to develop their early years skills such as communication, language and literacy and understanding of the world. The pack should be useful to both specialist and non-specialist practitioners working with children aged three- to five-years-of-age. It contains over 50 activities, and there is a CD of poems, songs and stories, along with a giant themed display poster, 8 colour photocards and 14 photocopiable activity sheets."

Cover of Opposites
A crucial part of every child's development, the language of opposites (black and white, long and short, heavy and light) is introduced here through a wide variety of activities, songs, poems and photographs. Children should learn to recognize, describe and understand the differences and similarities that surround them in their everyday lives and learn important skills. The pack should be useful to both specialist and non-specialist practitioners working with children aged three- to five-years-of-age. It contains over 50 activities, and there is a CD of poems, songs and stories, along with a giant themed display poster, 8 colour photocards and 14 photocopiable activity sheets."

Cover of Growing and Changing
A new addition to the Foundations series, launched in June 2003. This colourful and lively themed activity pack is full of resources and ideal for all adults working with children aged 3-5. Each pack contains more than 50 original activities written specifically to cover the Early Learning Goals and Stepping Stones in the Foundation Stage Curriculum.The pack contains comissioned photgraphs and illustrations and include a wealth of resources including a CD of songs, poems and stories, a giant themed poster, full colour photocards and 14 photocopiable activity sheets.

Cover of Colours
The activities and resources in this pack are designed to encourage children to appreciate the variety of colours and sights that surround them everyday. From butterflies and traffic lights to rainbows and camouflaged animals, there are indoor and outdoor activities that are geared to open children's eyes to colours, textures, shapes, patterns and more. As they record and communicate their observations, they should enhance many of the key early learning skills from personal, social and emotional development to physical and creative development. The pack should be useful to both specialist and non-specialist practitioners working with children aged three- to five-years-of-age. It contains over 50 activities, and there is a CD of poems, songs and stories, along with a giant themed display poster, 8 colour photocards and 14 photocopiable activity sheets."

Cover of My School Day
The activities and resources in this pack are designed to help children gain a sense of themselves and those around them. From the clothes they wear and the food they eat to the things they see, hear and do every day, the activities are geared to stimulate an interest in the children's environment and daily routine. There are activities related to home, school and leisure time, each of which should help to develop understanding of the world around them, which is a core early years skill. The pack should be useful to both specialist and non-specialist practitioners working with children aged three- to five-years-of-age. It contains over 50 activities, and there is a CD of poems, songs and stories, along with a giant themed display poster, 8 colour photocards and 14 photocopiable activity sheets."