Pre-school and kindergarten

Supporting Young Children Experiencing Loss and Grief provides early years practitioners and Key Stage 1 teachers with practical advice to support children experiencing feelings related to change and loss.

The inclusion of technology among the National Curriculum foundation subjects is an exciting , but at the same time somewhat daunting challenge for primary teachers.

Preschool Teachers' Lives and Work focuses on preschool teachers as people, what they do, and how they are affected by what they do.

A Teacher's Guide to Philosophy for Children provides educators with the process and structures to engage children in inquiring as a group into 'big' moral, ethical and spiritual questions, while also considering curricular necessities and the demands of national and local standards.

' The book shows you how to confidently intergrate music into circle time and will be a useful addition to many teachers' resources'-Early Years Update '[A]n excellent resource for all teachers looking to introduce music to children aged from four to seven-years-old.

Learn how to tap into and illuminate the creative potential in all learners with this inspiring and practical book.

Used as a measure of quality in the ground-breaking Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project, Sustained Shared Thinking is fundamental to good early years practice.

This innovative and thought-provoking book invites you to move away from strategies of control and toward relationships of trust with young children.

Filled with movement activities, games, fingerplays, chants, and songs, Teachable Transitions transforms necessary transitions into pleasurable moments that children look forward to!

Discover the transformative power of early conversations on racial equity and cultural awareness with Little Learners, Big Hearts.

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

Authentic Teaching and Learning for PreK-Fifth Grade provides examples of pedagogical approaches to enhance rich curriculums based around frameworks such as Teaching for Understanding, Making Thinking and Learning Visible, Artful Thinking, and Out of Eden Learn.

This is a key text that enables students to appreciate and understand the central role of observation in understanding, planning for and educating early years children.

Drawing on her extensive practical experience, Liz Williams provides a highly accessible and much-needed guide to promoting positive behaviour in early years settings.

This practical book is packed with tried-and-tested activities which draw on popular stories and rhymes, and use everyday materials and objects to help young children develop their understanding and enjoyment of mathematical concepts.

Die Entwicklung von Kindern ist ein empfindlicher, nicht selten fragiler Prozess.

This new edition provides a comprehensive guide for safeguarding and child protection in the early years.

"e;The editors take readers through a breathtaking landscape of perspectives on the foundations of playwork.

This new fourth edition of The Early Years Foundation Stage is fully updated to bring it in line with key changes in the revised EYFS.

Vinnie loves to dive in water, but it always makes him so cold!

Turning passion into practice as a professional early childhood educatorEarly Childhood Education: Becoming a Professional is an inspiring introduction to the world of early childhood education, preparing the teachers of tomorrow to reach their full potential in their schools and communities.

Through art children make sense of their experiences and the world around them.

Forest School sessions have risen in popularity in recent years, with many nurseries and pre-schools offering them as part of their regular programme of activities.

Early Mathematical Explorations shows readers how to provide young children with rich mathematical learning environments and experiences.

Many emotional learning activities - the "e;E"e; in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) - include self-regulation skills typically led by teachers, but why not empower young people by giving them tools to choose their own self-regulation techniques?

Technologies are a pervasive feature of contemporary life for adults and children.

Organized by age for easy referencing, the dozens of creative activities in Everyday Play are perfect for children aged three to five, and they develop the fine motor skills every child needs for school.

The Handbook of International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education provides a groundbreaking compilation of research from an interdisciplinary group of distinguished experts in early childhood education (ECE), child development, cultural and cross-cultural research in the psychological sciences, etc.

Key components of practitioner inquiry provide an effective approach to lasting educational change.

A guide for families in teaching infants through age 8, this insightful book showcases how both parents and grandparents can support greater family success, and how creative collaboration can produce benefits for each generation.

The Basics of Starting a Child-Care Business,the first book in The Business of Child Care series, walks readers through each step of planning, developing, and launching their own child-care business.

_______________ The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5.

The importance of early childhood education has been emphasized by a large body of research that has demonstrated that children's cognitive and socio-emotional development is significantly influenced by the quality of the education and care received from their families and in preschool.

With over 100 archival photographs and nine original, wide-ranging essays, Freud/Tiffany brings to life the fascinating intersection of psychoanalysis and education.

What do new technologies and new forms of communication mean for young children growing up in the 21st century?

This book provides early years practitioners with everything they need to implement creative and stimulating methods of working with children.

Embodied Family Choreography documents the lived and embodied practices employed to establish, maintain, and negotiate intimate social relationships in the family, examining forms of control, care, and creativity.

This book explains how young children develop mathematically in their earliest years and shows the support and teaching needed by adults to accelerate their progress and attainment, helping them master mathematical concepts and skills.

One of the five books in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit for teachers and other professionals working with children, this practical resource focuses on the topic of 'Emotional Literacy' and how to support children and young people on a journey of self-discovery where they learn to recognise, understand, share and manage a range of emotions.

"e;Marian Whitehead's re-focused priorities of babies as powerful thinkers, the significance of non-verbal communication, the importance of language play, the roots of emergent literacy and the notion of language and education as shared community endeavours make her book the one to choose for today's world.

Bunny Visits London is the third book in the invaluable 'Pip and Bunny' collection; a set of six picture books with an accompanying handbook and e-resources carefully written and illustrated to support the development of visual and literary skills.

This book is the individual guidebook used to support the six 'Pip and Bunny' storybooks.

Unleash the Power of Play!

What are the risks and benefits of non-parental care for young children?

Nursery World Awards 2012 winner!

This handbook is the outgrowth of five years of intensive day care study.

A Co-Publication of Routledge and NAEYCTechnology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking guide to effective, appropriate, and intentional use of technology with young children.

Offering an in-depth exploration of the distinctive features of the play development and learning of toddlers, this book provides useful materials, strategies and tools that can be used by practitioners supporting toddlers at this significant age.