Pre-school and kindergarten

Adolescent Identity and Schooling: Diverse Perspectives examines a range of issues related to student adjustment and achievement through research on student identity.

By approaching the concept of community through the lens of early childhood, this valuable book acknowledges the role that diverse and multiple communities play in supporting a child's early development, and explores how their value can be harnessed in our ever-evolving and fast-changing world.

If you work in Early Years settings it is essential that you are well informed and aware of health and safety issues and procedures that you may face on a day-to-day basis.

Transition to school represents a time of great change for all involved.

Early Childhood Curriculum addresses current approaches to curriculum for infants, toddlers and young children, ages birth to eight.

Developing Professional Practice in the Early Years encourages the reader to critically consider key aspects of early childhood education and care.

An ideal way to start children on an exciting, creative adventure towards global understanding!

This new edition of Ann Lewis's widely acclaimed text has been substantially revised and updated to take into account the recent revisions to the National Curriculum and the guidance of the Code of Practice.

This novel volume delves into a specific and crucial aspect of early years pedagogy - the intersection between early childhood education and spirituality, offering tips on nurturing spirituality and a sense of connectedness with nature through outdoor learning.

Presenting a compelling case for changing our system of education from a graded, curriculum-centered approach to a multiage, child-centered approach, Understanding Multiage Education is a comprehensive exploration of the philosophy and foundations of multiage education.

Evaluating Early Learning in Museums presents developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant practices for engaging early learners and their families in informal arts settings.

Molly mouse wakes to find her Mummy has vanished, so she sets off to find her - meeting some interesting creatures along the way.

Have you ever wondered why children behave the way they do or why they can become overwhelmed with emotions so quickly?

Whilst recognition of the role and nature of creativity and interest in creative pedagogical practice has grown, tensions persist at several levels, particularly in accountability cultures, where international comparisons of literacy, numeracy and science frame, shape and often limit policy, practice and curricula.

Im Kontext der Säuglingssozialisation im Wandel geht die Autorin der Frage nach, auf welche kulturellen Vorgaben und Deutungsangebote Eltern zurückgreifen können, um ihr Leben mit ihren Säuglingen zu gestalten.

This exciting topic-based series offers early years practitioners collections of activities based on familiar themes.

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Second Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math, every day of the week!

Is there an 'ideal' primary school curriculum?

During the second half of the twentieth century, Ann Brown was one of the worlds premier researchers into the cognitive development of young children.

Written by a highly acclaimed expert in the field, this practical and accessible book addresses all the critical aspects of effective nursery management.

A focal point of early childhood education is how young children build knowledge and the ways that practitioners, parents and carers can help them to do so.

"Die Pädagogik ist kein Werk menschlichen Tuns und Forschens, das eine Generation folgerichtig auf den Grundlagen der anderen weiterbauen kann.

Focusing on the empirical evidence base for pedagogical decisions taken when children are playing and learning outside, this groundbreaking book examines the intention and purpose of children's outdoor playful activity and the associated issues of pedagogy.

This book is for all teachers who have curriculum and management responsibilities in primary schools or who aspire to those positions.

An early childhood classroom should reinforce and enhance young children'ssense of belonging and connection to their environment, each other, theirfamilies, and their community.

This Routledge Handbook of Childhood Studies and Global Development explores how global development agendas and economic development influence children's lives.

This text offers students rich local cultural examples of Early Childhood Education from around the world.

Für viele Kinder gestaltet sich der erste Schultag als "Stunde Null" - als hätten kindliche Bildungs- und Lernprozesse nicht schon lange vor dem Eintritt ins Schulleben begonnen.

This new edition of Managing the Primary School brings up-to-date the consideration of the tasks and skills of the headteacher which was a feature of the first edition.

For effective use, this book can be purchased alongside the professional guide, Supporting Children with DLD.

Developing Natural Curiosity through Project-Based Learning is a practical guide that provides step-by-step instructions for PreK-3 teachers interested in embedding project-based learning (PBL) into their daily classroom routine.

This essential textbook explores inclusive pedagogies by presenting theoretical viewpoints and research on everyday practices in early childhood education that affirm diversity in relation to learning, disability and culture.

Exploring Children's Learning: 3-11 years is essential reading for those passionate about supporting children's learning environments from Early Years to Key Stage 2.

Alternative and flexible education settings may come in different forms, but they generally have in common a focus on young people who have been disengaged from conventional schooling.

With the increased focus on providing for children's mental health, there is ever more demand for resources that will support educational settings to help children develop the skills needed to cope in today's world.

This book focuses on a critical period for pupils between the ages of nine and thirteen when the demands made on children's literacy change fundamentally, and when children establish life-time patterns of reading and non-reading.

Written and edited by experts in the field, this book provides a blueprint for weaving effective word study into the fabric of classrooms and schools.

Early Childhood Education and Care in a Global Pandemic is a book that highlights how the international early childhood education and care sector responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Feel confident and competent when it comes to choosing and implementing the most appropriate technology tools for your early childhood classroom!

Although Montessori's name is almost universally known in education circles today, and there are countless nursery schools throughout the world using the "e;Montessori Method,"e; the real core of her thinking has remained largely misunderstood.

Navigating Media's Influence Through Childhood and Adolescence moves through research and questions that are relevant to practicing pediatricians and therapists in their everyday practice.

Children's and young people's right to participate has been increasingly acknowledged and taken up internationally, as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Have you ever wondered about the origins of the kindergarten and the influence of Froebel on early years practice?

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.

Pete and Jem are very helpful at the supermarket, but end up causing chaos with a tower of food on display.

How did children feel in the Middle Ages and early modern times?

Bringing Hygge into the Early Years is a "e;how-to"e; guide for every early educator who wishes to bring more calmness and balance into their day, in turn, leaving them feeling empowered to teach and live well.

This volume is an extended case study of a hypothetical school district--its residential communities, a middle school and secondary school, its students, teachers, administrators, parents and board members.

A Guide to Teaching Practice is the major standard text for all students on initial teacher training courses in the UK.