Linda Thornton Knihy

The book describes how educators in Reggio Emilia work with young children, and looks at the connections between the Reggio Approach and the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework. It provides practical examples involving children of different ages in a wide variety of settings, helping the reader to see the connection between practice and theory. This new edition has been fully updated to show the increasingly mirroring connections between the Reggio Approach and the principles and commitments of the recently revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

The book features a comprehensive table of contents that outlines its structure and key themes. It serves as a roadmap for readers, guiding them through the various sections and topics covered within the text. Each chapter is organized to facilitate understanding and engagement, making it an essential tool for navigating the material effectively.

This book focuses on two aspects of the Foundation Stage curriculum area of Knowledge and Understanding of the World; a sense of time and place. The activities provide opportunities for children to develop their skills of communication, broaden their experience of different cultures and to develop positive attitudes to learning.

This exciting new book in the 'Making the most of' series shows the value of outdoor as well as indoor learning environments. The book demonstrates how outdoor spaces, both in the setting and further afield, can add richness to the learning environment settings provide for very young children.

Encourage your Early Learners to becom investigators by exploring the concept of light and shadow. These simple and effective activities can be carried out independently with the focus on natural resources.

Reclaimed and natural materials, in all their variety of colours, shapes, sizes, textures and origins, are fascinating and intriguing to children of all ages! This book has been specifically written to celebrate the wonderful ideas and theories that babies and young children demonstrate on a daily basis, as they play and explore the world around them. Each of the scenarios in this book, accompanied by stunning full colour photographs, shows how the use of reclaimed and natural materials can support play and active learning, exploration and investigation and creativity and critical thinking across the six areas of learning of the Early Years Foudation Stage. Through easily understood text and colour photographs, this book provides both photographic and written support for early years professionals wishing to develop their understanding of: - the role of the creative practitioner - a creative learning environment - child-initiated and adult- led experiences - the value of open- ended resources - the use of photographs in observational assessment

Playing with light is a magical experience for children and adults alike. Making the most of Light and Mirrors has been specially written to celebrate the wonderful ideas and theories that babies and young children demonstrate on a daily basis, as they play and explore the world around them. Each of the scenarios in this book, accompanied by stunning full colour photographs, shows how the use of reclaimed and natural materials can support play and active learning, exploration and investigation and creativity and critical thinking across the six areas of learning of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Through easily understood text and colour photographs, this book provides both photographic and written support for early years professionals wishing to develop their understanding of: - the role of the creative practitioner - a creative learning environment - child-initiated and adult- led experiences - the value of open- ended resources - the use of photographs in observational assessment

Viele Erzieherinnen nutzen Stuhl-, Sitz oder Spielkreise, um Kindern die Gelegenheit zu geben, über ihre Gedanken und Gefühle zu sprechen. Das Aktivitätenheft „Kreative Kreisspiele“ enthält zahlreiche einfache Ideen und Vorschläge Zeiten in einem Kreis zu planen, vorzustellen und durchzuführen. Alle Bildungsbereiche können mit den Aktivitäten verknüpft werden. Nach einer kurzen Einführung folgen gut strukturierte Doppelseiten zu je einem Thema. Erzieherinnen erhalten einen schnellen Überblick über die benötigten Materialien, die Lernziele, die Vorbereitung und Durchführung von angeleiteten Aktivitäten für Beobachtungs- und Auswertungszwecke sowie weiterführende Ideen. Vorteile: - klare Struktur - für Kinder von 3 bis 6 Jahren - Praxishilfen für Erzieherinnen