Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

How do we make sure children's first introduction to the world of non-fiction is enjoyable and life enhancing? What criteria do we use to ensure a collection of quality books for pleasure? Mallett sets out to answer these questions in this book. more...

Price: $42.50

Robinson adds exceptional insight into how children become literate in a technological society and offers necessary tools for researchers and academics to understand how young children interact with computers both at home and in a school setting. more...

Price: $105.00

With over 300 activities written specifically for infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds, this book will captivate children's imaginations and create wonderful opportunities for learning. The result of a nationwide contest, these activities were selected as the best of the best, and are written by teachers, directors, and caregivers. Organized by time of day, teachers will love the easy-to-use format. Covering topics such as arrival and departure time, clean up, and transitions, the activities span a variety of developmental areas, including language, sensory, cognitive, social-emotional, and motor skills. Approved by teachers, and loved by children, this resource is sure to be a classroom favorite. more...

Price: $19.95

'This practical book helps the reader plan, design and manage the kinds of settings that afford children the opportunities to carry out the wide range of self-directed activities that are so important to their development. It s ideal for community development workers, the organizers of after-school programs, children s hospital staff and groups of caring parents' - Roger A. Hart, Director of the Children s Environments Research Group, The Graduate School of the City University of New York. Exciting spaces to play are vital if we are to provide children with challenging, flexible, inclusive and stimulating opportunities to learn, develop and have fun together. This book provides readers with ideas for developing play environments that will meet the needs of the children in their care. It illustrates how improving the play environment also offers a better, more positive way of dealing with a number of issues from inclusion to playground management and the need to promote physical activity. It includes: oclear frameworks for designing play environments. ocase studies showing examples of how play environments can be developed. oideas and activities which lead to interesting designs, with the participation of the children. opractical examples, illustrations and photographs. oresearch evidence showing the importance of good play environments more...

Price: $28.95

'The book guides the reader through the practicality of organizing and running a pre-school provision. It gives lots of practical suggestions for activities to meet the needs of children and parents in situations ranging from settling in, to ideas for the curriculum' - Santa Nyeko,. Senior Pre-School Development Worker, Pre-School Learning Alliance. Focusing on the common, everyday issues that are daily concerns for all early years settings, this book looks at how to: osettle new children. ostart and end learning activities. owork with groups. oestablish routines that promote positive behaviour. omanage mealtimes and naps. ooffer safe and exciting outdoor activities. oobserve young children in the setting. ofoster a sense of belonging. owork effectively with parents. Highly practical and clearly written by two teachers, it covers the daily routine of the typical early years educator and offers lots of suggestions for useful strategies to try out in key areas of practice. more...

Price: $32.95