Pre-school and kindergarten

Teachers often see repetitive behaviors in toddler and preschool classrooms, such as building and knocking down block towers or dumping out toys.

Play is of critical importance to the well-being of children across the globe, a fact reflected in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Here is an easy-to-read and inspiring text that explores the nature of young people and the effects traditional discipline strategies have on them.

Is my singing good enough?

Ditch the behavioral charts and start teaching for universal success Disinterested students and behavioral problems are all too common in schools.

Aiding discussion of gender diversity and sexuality with very young children, this practical guide helps practitioners explore these themes in early years settings.

Stop, Think, Act: Integrating Self-regulation in the Early Childhood Classroom offers early childhood teachers the latest research and a wide variety of hands-on activities to help children learn and practice self-regulation techniques.

Filled with clear explanations and doable strategies, this book helps PreK-2 teachers juggle the demands of planning effective instruction and creating a literacy-rich classroom environment.

First published in 1987, this title provides primary school teachers with ideas by which geographical skills and ideas can be introduced in the primary school.

Now in its third edition, Outdoor Learning in the Early Years is the complete guide to creating effective outdoor environments for young children's learning.

In the thoroughly updated second edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride examines how the languages we know help structure the process of becoming literate.

How often do your primary school pupils have the opportunity to engage in open-ended, sustained pieces of work that offer them choice and control?

Bringing together valuable insights from research and practice undertaken at the world-famous Pen Green Centre, Democratising Leadership in the Early Years illustrates how settings and practitioners can develop and maintain forms of leadership which foster collaborative practices across and within settings and services.

Research findings repeatedly show that music is one of the subjects which teachers feel least confident to tackle.

Investigating children's learning through dance and drawing-telling, Dance-Play and Drawing-Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children's Learning provides a unique insight into how these activities can help children to critically reflect on their own learning.

Although Chinese societies have generally become striking as the classic over-achievers in international measures of academic performance, there has been no specialised publication exploring early childhood curriculum in Chinese contexts.

Learn how to effectively lead and make an impact in early childhood and primary school settings.

Aimed at student teachers, educators and practitioners, Teaching English Language to Young Learners outlines and explains the crucial issues, themes and scenarios relating to this area of teaching.

This richly detailed description and analysis of exemplary teaching in the primary grades looks at how a teacher establishes her classroom as a collaborative learning community, how she plans curriculum and instruction that features powerful ideas and applications to life outside of school, and how, working within this context, she motivates her students to learn with a sense of purpose and thoughtful self-regulation.

In contemporary educational contexts young children and learning are tamed, predicted, supervised, controlled and evaluated according to predetermined standards.

For the littlest learners, everything is an activity--feeling a rock, trying to lick a bubble, smelling a flower, or poking sand.

The most rapid and significant phase of development occurs in the first three years of a child's life.

'This book will be an invaluable resource for pre-service early childhood educators as they prepare not only for their placements but also their future careers.

Sharing insights of various theoretical perspectives to help understand the complex root causes of children's behaviour, Supporting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood Settings and Primary Schools highlights key responses that can encourage positive mental health, resilience and behaviour.

This guide introduces applied antiracist developmental science and developmental frameworks that have been comprehensively integrated with antiracist principles.

Preschoolers have a sense of wonder about so many aspects of their world.

Harry loves to hop, and believes he is a 'hopper' - but not everyone agrees.

Outdoor education offers children special contexts for play and exploration, real experiences, and contact with the natural world and the community.

The concept of inclusion is complex and messy and although many definitions abound it has never been fully clarified in legislation and guidance.

This book is packed with bright ideas and practical projects for children aged 4-11 to raise environmental awareness and prompt discussion about climate change.

Support and guide exceptionally bright children while creating richer, inclusive learning environments for all children in early childhood classrooms.

June O'Sullivan explores the concept of leadership, particularly with regards to leading Early Years centres.

Conceptualising Child-Adult Relations focuses on how children conceptualise and experience child-adult relations.

Study Skills for Foundation Degrees offers a step-by-step guide to the skills needed to successfully complete a Foundation Degree.

Religious events and cultural celebrations form an important part of societies throughout the world.

Finalist in the Professional Books category of the 2018 Nursery World Awards.

'The Reception Year in Action will take the understanding of outdoor play, teaching and learning to a new level.

Seeing young children as competent and capable social actors, The Theory and Practice of Voice in Early Childhood looks at how we can better understand young children's perspectives.

This gem is the ideal companion for the busy primary school teacher.

Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks.

This book opens the door to the effects of intellectual, educational, and economic colonization of young children throughout the world.

Weaving together reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks, this text presents an integrated, research-based approach to reading instruction grounded in instructional and collaborative strategies that address students' social emotional needs.

Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Understanding is a comprehensive resource for educators in primary and early years classrooms.

At last!

Physical play is vital to young children's development.

For some, life's introduction to death and grief comes early, and when it does it can take many forms.

Decades of research highlight the protective tole of strong, positive, and secure relationships for children and young people at risk, both in the community and in out-of-home care.