Bugs and Animals (Play Foundations (Age 3-5 Years)) - Softcover

Liz Powlay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1850083347 ISBN 13: 9781850083344

Publisher: Folens Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Play Foundations feature popular Early Years themes and provide activities designed to encourage independent learning.

· Activities, stories, photos, songs and video clips to help support all areas of early year’s learning and development
· Interactive CD-ROM featuring Claude Cat; a fun, engaging character who asks questions to encourage children to verbalise their observation, ideas and understanding
· Stories, rhymes and interactive pictures on the CDRom help children become familiar with visual text, photographic and drawn still images, moving images, sound and colour
· Includes built-in Teacher Support
· The CD-ROMs are suitable for both Mac and PC and include a full network licence

About this title

Review:

I tired this activity book and CD out with a bright four year old and it was I have to say just perfect. Everything about this book and CD is bright colourful and simple, simple to use and straight forward for the children instantly get involved. The whole strategy is fantastic as it allows the childminder or teacher to structure their activity or lesson plan according to the time available... I just wish this had been available when I was a child! I give this book a big nine out of ten. --Raine Bowman, NCMA, May 2008

very carefully designed to offer help and guidance to any early years practitioner... --Lois Nott, Early Years Online, June 2008

Synopsis:

"Play Foundations" offers 12 titles: 6 books for ages 3-5 years and 6 books for ages 0-3 years. This is a new series designed for practioners of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (mandatory from September 2007 in all Early Years setting for 0-5 years). The books and CD-ROM's feature popular Early years themes, provides activities for setting up quality play scenarios with emphasis on child-led play. The activities are specifically designed to encourage independent learners and avoid adult prescription where possible.Each book in the series contains activities that cover the six areas of Learning and Development in the EYFS. It includes activities that utilise all areas of the early years setting both inside and outside. All activities include reference to the Early Learning Goals. It contains: helpful observation tips for each activity and suggestions for questions to ask the children to enhance their learning; ideas for adapting the activities for more able and less able children; a planning grid with an overview of the Early Learning Goals covered in the activities; and, assessment questions linked to each chapter and an assessment checklist.It also includes opportunities to address the four underlying themes of the EYFS (which are clearly defined on the activity pages): A Unique Child (The book includes ideas for differentiation for different levels of development); Positive Relationships (the books include activities that encourage speaking and listening, respecting each other and collaboration); Enabling Environments (the books include activities for indoor and outdoor environments and questions to ask during observation and assessment); and, Learning & Development (the activities are play-based and child-led wherever possible and generally contain several areas of Learning and Development within each activity).

The age 3-5 years books and CD-ROM's each contain 40 high quality assets including photos (some with sound effects, songs, stories, poems, video clips, interactive pictures and activity sheets. These assets are referenced in the books. Each CD-ROM features an interactive, animated character, Claude Cat, who asks the children questions about the assets. Activity sheets, photos, stories, songs and poems can be printed from the CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is MAC and PC compatible and can be networked. The activity sheets are also included in the books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Folens Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1850083347
• ISBN 13: 9781850083344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Editor: Jane Morgan