Bloomsbury Early Years Catalogue 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing

BLOOMSBURY EDUCATION Early Years

Books and Resources 2020

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CONTENTS

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50 Fantastic Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Bloomsbury Early Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Communication and Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Personal, Social and Emotional Development . . . . 10

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Physical Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Literacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Outdoor Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Understanding the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Learning Through Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Observation, Assessment and Planning . . . . . . . . 22 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities . . . . . . 23

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Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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INTRODUCTION Welcome to our 2020 Early Years catalogue! It is packed full of great books that are accessible, beautifully laid out, and designed to make life easier for all professionals working with children in the Early Years. Some of our highlights include 50 Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Children's Wellbeing featuring fantastic activities to develop young children's self-esteem and general wellbeing; Looking for Learning: Mark Making which is filled with ideas to inspire child-led learning using mark making; and 100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting Children with SEND to help practitioners support the unique learning and development of children with SEND. With very best wishes for the year ahead,

From the team at Bloomsbury Education

OUR AWARDS

PRACTICAL PRE-SCHOOL AWARDS 2018 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2018 STAFF RESOURCES

EDUCATION RESOURCE AWARD 2018 EARLY YEARS RESOURCE

NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2019 PROFESSIONAL BOOKS

SILVER AWARD

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NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2019 HEALTH AND WELLBEING

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50 FANTASTIC IDEAS We know that Early Years practitioners are always on the lookout for new ideas, or popular well-loved activities with a new twist, and this is exactly what the 50 Fantastic Ideas series provides! All the activities are carefully planned and are accompanied by notes for practitioners on how to get the most out of them.

NEW FOR 2020

50 Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Children's Wellbeing Rebecca Gordine 50 Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Children's Wellbeing is packed full of easy-to-follow activities to help calm busy minds and bodies and develop young children's self-esteem through engagement with their senses, nature and the world around them. With the ever-increasing pressures on children and teachers for results and academic success, the desire for time and space for young children in the Early Years to calm their minds and bodies and tune into the natural environment is growing. Rebecca Gordine presents 50 ideas to address this and nurture young children's concept of self and wellbeing, from playing with warm noodles and making a healthy soup recipe, to tuning into nature by listening to bird songs, and creating a singing show. Publishes 6th February 2020 PB • 245 x 170mm • 64pp • 9781472966766 • £10.99

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Any learning environment, home, classroom, nursery or staff room would be all the richer for having a set of these books on their shelves for reference.

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50 FANTASTIC IDEAS NEW FOR 2020

NEW FOR 2020

50 Fantastic Ideas for Forest School

50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active

50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics

Jamie Victoria Barnes

Dr Lala Manners

Sally Wright

50 Fantastic Ideas for Forest School is an invaluable resource filled with activities that spark creativity and encourage development and learning in a natural environment, perfect for helping young children enjoy a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active is packed with simple and accessible ideas to make physical activity an enjoyable and meaningful part of daily life in the Early Years, with ideas ranging from Scrabble and Stand where toddlers need to get on to their feet as quickly as possible to Duvet Tunnels where children commando crawl under a sheet.

50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics is filled with inspiring ideas for exploring mathematical concepts such as size, shape, capacity, quantity, distance, volume and numbers using tuff trays. From comparing the sizes of small world toys to looking at spaghetti lengths, Sally Wright presents opportunities to meet mathematical learning objectives in an exciting and creative way.

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CREATIVE PLAY AWARDS 2019: TEACHING RESOURCES

HIGHLY COMMENDED

50 Fantastic Ideas for Mindfulness

50 Fantastic Ideas Inspired by Famous Artists

50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern

Tammie Prince

Judith Harries

Alison Hutchison

Mindfulness should be part and parcel of the daily classroom routine – deep breathing, starfish meditations, breathing buddies and more! 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mindfulness features activities that allow children to cultivate a deeper awareness of their emotions, helping them to focus on the present and atune to others so that they empathise more easily.

It’s much easier now to access art online and bring inspirational pieces into a setting without having to buy postcards or visit an art gallery. Drawing on readily available materials, Judith Harries presents 50 exciting ideas featuring a range of artists from Lubaina Himid to Picasso, and includes pop and street art, sculpture and portraiture.

This exciting resource features a range of ideas encouraging creativity, questioning, discussion and co-working. In line with the Early Learning Goals, it includes activities aimed at developing essential knowledge such as shape recognition and features of shape, as well as investigative ideas for consolidating understanding and making connections.

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50 FANTASTIC IDEAS PB • 245 x 170mm • 64pp • £10.99

50 Fantastic Ideas for Block Play

50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Number

50 Fantastic ideas for Sharing and Playing

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Celebrations and Festivals

50 Fantastic Ideas for Fearless Play

50 Fantastic Ideas for Small World Provocations

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Children with EAL

50 Fantastic Ideas for Found Materials

50 Fantastic Ideas for Storytelling

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Circle Time

50 Fantastic Ideas for Imaginative Thinking

50 Fantastic Ideas for Take-Home Activities

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Creative Role Play

50 Fantastic Ideas for Investigations

50 Fantastic Ideas for Teaching Phonics

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Creativity Outdoors

50 Fantastic Ideas for Mark Making

50 Fantastic Ideas for Things to do with Mud and Clay

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Developing Emotional Resilience

50 Fantastic Ideas for Maths Outdoors

50 Fantastic Ideas for Treasure Baskets

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Messy Play

50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Trays

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Nursery Gardens

50 Fantastic Ideas to Captivate Boys

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Outside All Year Round

50 Fantastic Things to do with Cardboard

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Physical Activity Outdoors

50 Fantastic Things to do with Paint

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Promoting Independence

50 Fantastic Things to do with a Sand Tray

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Seasons

50 Fantastic Things to do with Squidgy Stuff

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Science Outdoors

50 Fantastic Things to do with a Water Tray

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Judit Horvath

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Natasha Wood

Judith Harries

Hayley Hughes

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Early Language Development Dr Mary Scanlan 9781472956019

50 Fantastic Ideas for Early Writing Prompts Alistair Bryce-Clegg 9781472913258

50 Fantastic Ideas for Engaging Dads June O’Sullivan and Alice Sharp 9781472949844

50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Emotions Sally and Phill Featherstone 9781408179796

50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Food Judit Horvath 9781472922557

50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Nature Kate Bass and Jane Vella 9781472919205

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Alison Hutchison

Judit Horvath

Sally and Phill Featherstone

Marianne Sargent

Sally and Phill Featherstone

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Kirstine Beeley

Sally and Phill Featherstone

June O’Sullivan and Clodagh Halse

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Judit Horvath

Kate Bass and Jane Vella

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Judit Horvath

Sue Gascoyne

Sally Wright

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Judit Horvath

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www.bloomsburyearlyyears.com 2500+ ACTIVITIES to engage and inspire young children Covering all areas of the

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE All activities can be

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‘It’s the resource you need to give you inspiration to be inspirational.’ Julie-Ann McCulloch Specialist EAL teacher, EYFS-Year 9

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COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE

Get Them Talking - Get Them Learning

Get Them Talking - Get Them Writing

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Based on current best practice, this book features a host of practical ideas for filling children’s heads with thoughts and questions. It provides an excellent basis for developing and extending children’s language and communication skills.

This book helps you understand the development stages of becoming a mark maker and suggests tried-and-tested interventions that will make a significant difference to how the children in your setting learn to write. PB • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • 9781408163924 • £19.99

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A brief overview of what’s to come in this chapter

Reflection points to make you think about your own setting

Full-colour photographs to aid understanding

 Get Them Talking – Get Them Writing – Alistair Bryce-Clegg

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The Little Book of Storybuilding

The Little Book of Games with Sounds

PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781408194164 • £9.99

PB • 210 x 148mm • 80pp • 9781906029111 • £8.99

The Little Book of Talk

The Little Book of Parachute Play

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The Little Book of Traditional Tales

The Little Book of Rhythm and Raps

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Cler Lewis and Victoria Millward

Judith Dancer

Marianne Sargent

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COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE Teaching Children to Listen in the Early Years Liz Spooner and Jacqui Woodcock Listening is a vital life skill for every child to learn, but growing numbers of children find it a challenge to stay focused and follow simple instructions, making it difficult for them to access the curriculum. In this practical and accessible book, specialist speech and language therapists Liz Spooner and Jacqui Woodcock present interventions that you can use in the classroom to teach young children the rules of good listening and why they are so important. The book includes an easy-to-use, full-colour section of photocopiable resources so you can start straight away. PB • 297 x 210mm • 96pp 9781472959201 • £24.99

CONTAINS PHOTOCOPIABLE CONTENT

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting EAL Learners

EAL in the Early Years Anita Soni EAL in the Early Years addresses issues of cultural diversity and SEND alongside crucial strands of the EYFS: CoEL, observation, reflective practice, assessment and planning. Throughout the book, Anita Soni simplifies the key messages of teaching EAL in a way that is accessible and relevant to current Early Years practice.

Marianne Sargent This book offers advice on how to welcome children with EAL into your classroom and support their families, taking into consideration their unique identities and cultures. With links to all areas of the curriculum and a specific focus on language acquisition, each idea is straightforward and can be easily adapted to suit children’s individual needs.

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The Little Book of Role Play Sally Featherstone

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The Little Book of Sequencing Skills Keri Finlayson

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The Little Book of Stories from Around the World Marianne Sargent

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The Little Book of Story Bags

Teaching Children to Listen in Primary Schools Liz Spooner and Jacqui Woodcock PB • 297 x 210mm • 120pp 9781472965165 • £24.99

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Marianne Sargent

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The Little Book of Puppets in Stories

Sally Featherstone and Simon MacDonald PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781905019335 • £8.99

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PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT From leading Early Years expert, Penny Tassoni MBE, this picture book series uses simple words and delightful colour illustrations to put a positive spin on those all-important everyday skills such as taking turns, making friends and sharing. Featuring practical advice and tips for practitioners, carers and parents, this is the ideal resource for encouraging young children to talk about social skills in a context they can relate to.

TIME TO…

Penny Tassoni, illustrated by Mel Four HB • 175 x 175mm • 32pp • £5.99

Time to Eat

Time to Tidy Up

Time to Share

Time to Make Friends

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Clear, simple language that children can relate to

Charming illustrations provide lots to talk about

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Time to Tidy Up – Penny Tassoni, illustrated by Mel Four

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Understanding Children’s Behaviour

Reducing Educational Disadvantage

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PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Getting the Little Blighters to Eat Claire Potter It’s easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn’t always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage – not discourage – fussy eating! This little book tells you how to start again. It won’t give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals – just easy-to-follow, easy-to-remember rules to help reprogramme your child into a happy, healthy, adventurous eater. PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781408190746 • £6.99

Keeping the Little Blighters Busy Claire Potter PB • 210 x 148mm • 128pp • 9781408176245 • £6.99

Getting the Little Blighters to Behave Claire Potter PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781472946744 • £5.99

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The Little Book of Healthy Eating

The Little Book of Time and Place

The Little Book of My Neighbourhood

Amicia Boden

Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton

Judith Harries

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PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT It's OK to Cry

NEW FOR 2020

Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings Young children can find it really frustrating when they can’t express their emotions or articulate what they’re feeling. Cue: It's OK to Cry! Written with boys in mind, because they are often encouraged to suppress their feelings, Molly Potter covers a whole range of emotions from uncomfortable ones to happy feelings where you feel good about yourself and care about other people. Perfect for starting those all-important conversations, It's OK to Cry includes colourful illustrations, childfriendly strategies and vocabulary for managing feelings. It even has helpful notes for parents, carers and practitioners at the back. Publishes 11th June 2020 HB • 250 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781472942425 • £10.99

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How Are You Feeling Today? Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings Perfect for sharing, How Are You Feeling Today? is packed with imaginative ways to help children understand and cope with emotions. This delightful dip-in book gives you the tools you need to help children deal with positive as well as negative emotions whilst reassuring them that it is quite normal to feel that way. As a perfect accompaniment, we have a fantastic sticker activity book. Packed with creative activities from filling in an anger thermometer to joining the dots as a boredom buster, this interactive book will provide hours of entertainment and help any young child get to know their feelings better! HB • 250 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781472906090 • £10.99

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The book is an excellent way to help How Are You Feeling Today? Activity and Sticker Book children understand and manage their feelings whilst reassuring them Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings PB • 250 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781472966735 • £5.99 that it is quite normal to feel that way. Keep this book handy for all those tricky moments!

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NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2019: HEALTH AND WELLBEING

BRONZE AWARD

What's Going On Inside My Head? Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings

Let's Talk About When Someone Dies

Let's Talk about the Birds and the Bees

By talking about positive self-image, emotional intelligence, relationships and mindfulness, this book will encourage children to develop healthy habits from the start. Presented in a warm, child-friendly way, it will help establish solid foundations for every child’s current and future

Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings

wellbeing and is perfect for starting conversations with children about their mental health.

Talking to a young child about death and bereavement is never going to be easy but this book is ideal for starting those difficult conversations. With engaging illustrations, gentle guidance and simple advice, Let’s Talk About When

This book uses clear, easy to understand language to answer complex questions about sex and relationships, and covers all manner of tricky subjects from puberty to consent with delicate accuracy and honesty. Filled with bright, fun

Someone Dies sensitively and honestly covers this difficult subject, from what death is and what it means to different people to why someone dies and what happens to their body afterwards.

illustrations and helpful advice for parents and carers, Let’s Talk About the Birds and Bees is the perfect book for explaining the facts of life to small children.

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is a perfect book to use as a starting ❝This point for discussions with guidance for parents/carers, and its aim is to help children develop self-awareness and improve their emotional literacy. – Armadillo Magazine

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What's Worrying You?

Will You Be My Friend?

Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings

Worrying is normal and we all do it! From falling out with friends and feeling ill to seeing scary things on TV, even the youngest child needs help with exploring these feelings. What’s Worrying You? helps children find the words to describe what’s bothering them and provides helpful suggestions for how to deal with these worries before they become too big to handle.

How do we make friends? What makes us a good friend? And what makes us not such a good friend? These are the questions Molly Potter poses in her delightful picture book about friendship and all the issues surrounding it. Filled with beautiful illustrations, Will You Be My Friend? is both humorous and charming, and prompts children to discuss the idea of friendship with their teachers, parents and peers.

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HB • 250 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781472932716 • £10.99

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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Early Years Assessment: Physical Development Moving and Handling Trudi Fitzhenry and Karen Murphy With easy-to-follow suggestions linked to the ages and stages of the Early Years Outcomes, this practical book offers clear information on key milestones in children’s moving and handling skills and features practical guidance on next steps. It contains a wider range of additional activities and provides regular progress checklists to support practitioners’ current tracking systems and help demonstrate progress over a specific period of time. PB • 245 x 170mm • 96pp • 9781472954565 • £14.99

Practical activities you can put into practice straight away

Full-colour photographs to aid understanding

A glossary of key terms

Photocopiable checklists to make assessment easier

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The Little Book of Team Games

The Little Book of Gross Motor Skills

The Little Book of Playground Games

Simon MacDonald

Ruth Ludlow

Simon MacDonald

PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781472916822 • £8.99

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MATHEMATICS

Foundations of Mathematics

Maths is all Around You

Carole Skinner and Judith Stevens

Marianne Knaus and Sally Featherstone

This book gets to the core of what underpins successful mathematical development in children aged 3-7. It aims to demystify maths for nonspecialists but also offer subject leaders and managers opportunities to reflect on how maths in their own school or setting is meeting the needs of young learners. Problem-solving opportunities, indoors and out, are offered throughout with detailed guidance on how best to support children through these open-ended experiences.

The development of children’s mathematical understanding occurs in a whole range of settings, indoors and outdoors, out and about or at home. This book presents a broad range of concepts in an easy-to-follow style and aims to challenge the narrow view that maths for young children is just about numbers and shapes. Maths is all Around You is a brilliant resource for practitioners looking to enrich children’s mathematical experiences. PB • 297 x 210mm • 96pp • 9781472913388 • £19.99

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The Little Book of Maths Activities Sally Featherstone

PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781904187080 • £9.99

The Little Book of Maths from Stories Neil Griffiths

PB • 210 x 148mm • 80pp • 9781905019250 • £8.99

The Little Book of Maths Problem-Solving Judith Dancer and Carole Skinner

PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781472906106 • £9.99

The Little Book of Maths Songs and Games Sally Featherstone

PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781904187325 • £8.99

The Little Book of Numbers

Judith Dancer and Carole Skinner PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781472912718 • £8.99

The Little Book of Shape and Space Carole Skinner and Judith Dancer

PB • 210 x 148mm • 72pp • 9781472912701 • £8.99

The Little Book of Maths Outdoors Terry Gould

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LITERACY Phonics at Home

NEW FOR 2020

Kate Robinson Phonics at Home provides all the tools needed to understand phonics and how it’s taught in school, and then presents a wealth of fun, multi-sensory games and activities to help any child develop their phonics skills at home. Kate Robinson demystifies phonics with clear explanations of terminology and stepby-step instructions to help practitioners, parents and children make the most of every activity. What’s more, the easy-to-play games work with any phonics scheme and use items that are readily available in any setting. Publishes 20th February 2020 PB • 244 x 169mm • 112pp • 9781472955159 • £9.99

The Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years Sue Cowley This new edition of Sue Cowley’s popular book Road to Writing is filled with practical activities, honest advice and a wide range of creative approaches to develop mark making and language skills in the Early Years. She includes ideas for building finger strength and eye-to-hand coordination, activities to help children to understand the concept of symbols, and strategies for building confidence in reading and writing. With examples of early marks to illustrate how young children’s communication skills develop, and tips for getting boys engaged, this book is an invaluable source of inspiration for all those working with children aged 3-7. PB • 297 x 210mm • 128pp • 9781472967084 • £19.99

Covers all stages of mark making from non-verbal communication to first marks on paper Lots of tips and ideas that are easy to put into practice straightaway Ideas for making sure you get it right for children and the dos and don’ts of good practice

 A Step-by-Step Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years – Sue Cowley

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LITERACY

Getting Ready to Write

Foundations of Literacy

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Sue Palmer

Supporting Early Literacy Development

Alistair Bryce-Clegg explores some of the basic developmental stages that children go through on their journey to becoming writers and suggests inspiring ideas on how you can support this in your planning and provision. Using his tried-and-tested techniques, Alistair believes that you will not only engage children in the writing process but you will also see a significant difference in their progress.

This fully-revised fourth edition outlines seven strands of practice designed to develop the skills, concepts and knowledge underpinning literacy in the Early Years. Accompanying each strand are clear explanations of the research and reasoning on which they are based. Practical advice on helping children to transfer their learning into their own child-initiated activities is integral to this highly practical book.

Terry Gould

PB • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • 9781408193181 • £19.99

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The Little Book of Fine Motor Skills

The Little Book of Mark Making

The Little Book of Storyboards

Sally Featherstone

Elaine Massey and Sam Goodman

Jan Stringer

PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781408194126 • £8.99

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This practical guide explores the crucial role that practitioners, parents and caregivers have in developing young children’s early literacy skills. Based on Terry Gould’s extensive knowledge and experience of how children learn best, this book is an easy-to-read guide, packed full of advice on how to put play and active learning before the formal teaching of reading.

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OUTDOOR LEARNING A Sense of Place: Mindful Practice Outdoors

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Annie Davy

Being outside and connecting with nature are key components of young SILVER AWARD children’s learning and wellbeing, especially in a busy, fast-changing and digitalised world; but how can Early Years practitioners best support young children as they engage with nature? Annie Davy presents tried-and-tested strategies that support the wellbeing and learning journey of children through mindfulness, with a focus on learning outdoors and connecting with the world. PB • 297 x 210mm • 112pp • 9781472953650 • £19.99 A Sense of Place – Annie Davy 

Practical ideas you can put into practice straightaway Narratives about children’s experiences put the ideas into context Inspiring full-colour photographs Reflect on your current practice, thoughts and beliefs

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A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice

I Love Forest School

Niki Buchan

Martin Pace

In this exciting book, outdoor education guru Niki Buchan offers ideas for natural learning using spaces that provide a wealth of opportunities for exploration and free play. Alongside practical guidance, Niki includes research-led information and individual case studies that cover a range of different practitioner experiences and their top tips. Enthuse children with the experiences the outside world has to offer and open the door to exciting nature-based learning!

A thought-provoking book that considers different approaches to working with children outdoors, the benefits of each and how they influence educators and support children’s learning. It brings new understanding to outdoor practice with a case study of the author’s award-winning nursery.

PB • 297 x 210mm • 128pp • 9781472938350 • £19.99

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OUTDOOR LEARNING

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Forest School

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Outdoor Play

Effective Practice in Outdoor Learning

Tracey Maciver

Julie Mountain

Terry Gould

This practical book promotes the use of natural resources and the environment, as well as encouraging child-led learning and play. It addresses health and safety in the outdoor classroom, discusses myths surrounding Forest School, and explores how integrating it into Early Years settings can enhance children’s learning.

In this dip-in book, Julie Mountain provides simple, quick-to-understand ideas which range in complexity. Whether you are just getting started with outdoor play or are experienced in it, there is something here for everyone and every type of weather!

This inspiring, highly visual book covers all aspects of outdoor learning to support everyone working in the Early Years from student practitioner to headteacher to make greater use of whatever outdoor space is available. PB • 210 x 297mm • 72pp • 9781408145623 • £19.99

PB • 198 x 129mm • 144pp • 9781472911032 • £14.99

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The Little Book of Outside in All Weathers

The Little Book of Woodland Challenges

The Little Book of Sand and Water

Sally Featherstone

Rebecca Aburrow

Sally Featherstone

PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781904187578 • £8.99

PB • 210 x 148mm • 80pp • 9781472921376 • £8.99

PB • 210 x 148mm • 64pp • 9781472912848 • £8.99

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UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD NEW FOR 2020

NEW FOR 2020

Looking for Learning: Mark Making

Looking for Learning: Maths Through Play

Laura England

Developing mark making is crucial in the Early Years as young children begin to build their confidence in communicating – this can be as simple as creating signs for their loose parts towers. This dip-in-and-out book by the creator of Little Miss Early Years is linked to the CoEL and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers to explore the use of mark making.

Maths doesn't have to be about sitting at tables doing adult-focused activities – spaces and resources that engage children in maths organically are much more effective. With tips for setting up the environment and an exploration of the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking for Learning: Maths Through Play is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for incorporating mathematical learning into their settings.

Publishes 26th November 2020

PB • 244 x 189mm • 64pp • 9781472963055 • £12.99

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Little Miss Early Years Laura England is an Early Years teacher and a committee member of the Staffordshire Early Years Professional Network. She writes a monthly column for Teach Early Years and blogs for a number of Early Years resource companies. Alongside this, Laura runs her own blog, Little Miss Early Years, where she shares activity ideas and practical advice on all things Early Years.

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Looking for Learning: Loose Parts

Looking for Learning: Provocations

A Sense of Wonder

Laura England

PB • 244 x 189mm • 64pp • 9781472963017 • £12.99

PB • 244 x 189mm • 64pp • 9781472963130 • £12.99

Jenny Aitken, Jan Hunt, Elizabeth Roy, Bess Sajfar, Sally Featherstone PB • 297 x 210mm • 96pp • 9781472913401 • £19.99

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LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Inspiring Play Spaces

Child-Initiated Learning

Susie Rosback, Natalie Coulson and Sally Featherstone

Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone

Written to meet the requirements of the EYFS, this book demonstrates a whole range of ways in which different spaces can be set up in response to children’s interests. It supports practitioners in understanding the benefits of play, allowing each child to develop a sense of who they are and an understanding of the world they live in.

Independent learning and child-initiated activities are at the heart of early learning. The wealth of ideas in this book will help you to develop an environment where independent learning is celebrated and where children take responsibility for planning and organising their own activities. Case studies in each chapter highlight how to implement good practice in your setting.

PB • 297 x 210mm • 80pp • 9781472913364 • £19.99

PB • 297 x 210mm • 56pp • 9781408194119 • £19.99

Supporting Child-initiated Learning

Boys will be Brilliant

Sally Featherstone

Linda Tallent and Gary Wilson

It is now widely accepted that where children are able to choose resources, play companions and activities for themselves, they develop important skills by selecting the resources they need and using them in ways which are unique to them. Written by a group of experts, this easy to-read book explores the place and purpose of child-initiated learning in the Early Years.

The underachievement of boys continues to be high on the government agenda. In this practical and informative guide, Gary Wilson and Linda Tallent look at the root causes of this issue and present practical strategies for practitioners to tackle the problem head on, enabling all their boys to be brilliant!

PB • 244 x 169mm • 144pp • 9781408189160 • £19.99

PB • 210 x 297mm • 96pp • 9781472924032 • £19.99

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OBSERVATION, ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Observation, Assessment and Planning

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Outstanding Practice

Marianne Sargent

Lucy Peet

With the ever-increasing focus on observation, assessment and planning in the Early Years, this book is a must-have for all practitioners looking to introduce all three into their setting effectively, while ensuring the children in their care are in an environment where they can be confident, feel supported and still have fun as they grow and learn.

Working in the Early Years can be challenging enough, but to be outstanding can seem impossible. This book contains 100 ideas to transform your planning, practice and setting from good to outstanding in a flash! Full of tips to promote children’s independence, stimulate their creative thinking, develop a sense of calm and maintain a structured environment, this book is an excellent tool for all practitioners.

PB • 198 x 129mm • 144pp 9781472945273 • £14.99

PB • 198 x 129mm • 120pp • 9781472906335 • £14.99

Creative Planning in the Early Years Lucy Peet PB • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £14.99

Autumn 9781408173923

Castles and Dragons 9781408173930

Pirates and the Seaside 9781408173954

Spring 9781408173947

Early Years Assessment series Trudi Fitzhenry and Karen Murphy PB • 245 x 170mm • £14.99

Personal, Social and Emotional Development 96pp • 9781472955050

Communication and Language 144pp • 9781472954596

Physical Development 96pp • 9781472954565

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES NEW FOR 2020

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting Children with SEND Susan O'Connor 100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting Children with SEND is a must-have resource filled with fun, creative and engaging multi-sensory activities and strategies to best support the learning and development of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). With ideas focusing on fine and gross motor skills, working memory, social skills, early speech and language skills, and self-esteem and wellbeing, these fun and engaging strategies will help Early Years practitioners meet the individual learning needs of children with SEND, including those with attention and behaviour difficulties, speech and language difficulties, early signs of dyslexia, autism and dyspraxia, and social and emotional difficulties. Publishes 14th May 2020 PB • 198 x 129mm • 128pp • 9781472972354 • £14.99

Teaching Young Children with Autism Clarissa Willis PB • 246 x 170mm • 176pp • 9781408139721 • £18.99

This practical and sensitive series aims to equip practitioners and carers with the basic information they need to understand a particular special need and to respond accordingly to the child and their parents. The emphasis is on helping each child to participate as fully as possible in school life, on equal terms with their peers. Many of the practical ideas and suggestions are relevant for all Foundation Stage children, not just those with additional needs.

INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH… SERIES

Including Children with Asperger's Syndrome in the Foundation Stage

Including Children with Down's Syndrome in the Foundation Stage

Including Children with Early Signs of Dyslexia in the Foundation Stage

Including Children Working Within the P Levels in the Foundation Stage

Clare Beswick

Chris Chandler, Meryl Morton and Sheila Smith

Janet Beckett and Kay Holman

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TRANSITION

Smooth Transitions

Transition in the Early Years

Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone

Terry Gould

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: School Readiness

Moving from the Early Years Foundation Stage

This book will enable Early Years leaders,

Clare Ford

into Key Stage 1 can be a huge change for a young child. This fully-updated guide contains advice for teachers, teaching assistants, practitioners, parents and managers on supporting children through and after this significant move.

managers and practitioners to identify and address issues around transitions across the Early Years. It is a well-considered balance of explaining the theory behind transition and how to put this into practice – what it is, why it’s important and how to make it effective.

Success at school depends on being ready for school from the start. Perfect for all nursery and pre-school settings, this book is full of fun and educational play-based ideas to develop the basic skills that every child needs to prepare them for that next big step in their schooling.

PB • 297 x 210mm • 48pp •9781408189122 • £18.99

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Effective Transition into Year One Alistair Bryce-Clegg Alistair Bryce-Clegg is determined to help practitioners conquer the ‘transition challenge’. Packed full of practical ideas to help practitioners to plan for and create an effective learning environment that promotes high levels of attainment in Year One based on the effective principles of EYFS practice, this book should be an essential in any Reception and Year One teacher’s library.

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Construction (Carrying on in KS1)

Lynn Broadbent, Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone PB • 210 x 297mm • 48pp • 9781408139776 • £16.99

Outdoor Play (Carrying on in KS1)

Lynn Broadbent, Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone PB • 210 x 297mm • 48pp • 9781408139783 • £16.99

Role Play (Carrying on in KS1)

Lynn Broadbent, Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone PB • 210 x 297mm • 48pp • 9781408139790 • £16.99

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT How to be an Outstanding Nursery Leader Allison Lee Allison Lee uses her wealth of experience to explore all aspects of nursery management to help a nursery leader get the best from their team and earn that all-important ‘outstanding’ grade from Ofsted. This book is ideal for anyone enrolled on the CACHE Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner. PB • 216 x 138mm • 192pp 9781472952578 • £16.99

Praise for How to be an Outstanding Nursery Leader:

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This handy, accessible book would be a very useful addition to any aspiring or experienced nursery leader’s bookshelf.

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There is no formula to achieve an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating; however, Allison Lee provides insight into what must be in place to maximise potential.

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– Cathleen Howarth, Former Ofsted Early Years Inspector

How to be an Outstanding Childminder

How to be an Outstanding Early Years Practitioner

Allison Lee

Louise Burnham

An invaluable handbook containing lots of easy-to-introduce tips and techniques that will propel satisfactory and good childminders into the ‘outstanding’ category – not just when being observed, but all the time. And the best news? This book tells you how to do it without spending lots more time planning and preparing.

Early Years practitioners are under increasing pressure to achieve an ‘outstanding’ grade in Ofsted inspections. But why should the focus be on achieving that all-important grade for one day only? This comprehensive guide will help practitioners deliver outstanding practice on a daily basis. PB • 216 x 138mm • 128pp • 9781472934406 • £14.99

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2019: PROFESSIONAL BOOKS

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Understanding Children's Behaviour

Reducing Educational Disadvantage

Successful Leadership in the Early Years

Penny Tassoni

June O'Sullivan

Using a combination of theory, practice and reflection, leading childcare expert Penny Tassoni MBE explores how practitioners can help children navigate the complexities of social behaviour and support the development of self-regulation, communication and empathy. This book also includes a useful A-Z problem-solving section that gives practical advice about how to deal with unwanted behaviours in your setting.

On average, children from low-income backgrounds enter Reception with lower scores in literacy and mathematics than their peers. This book provides Early Years practitioners with the skills to narrow this gap and positively influence learning, reducing the disadvantage young children face in Reception.

An invaluable resource for existing and aspiring leaders, this book is a frank and incisive guide for those who want to make a real difference to their practice – whether they are the leader of a group, room, team, entire nursery or children’s centre. PB • 244 x 169mm • 192pp • 9781472919038 • £19.99

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Evaluating Early Years Practice in Your School

Schemas: A Practical Handbook

Ann Langston

Why is there always one child who persistently plays with the door or throws objects across the room? Can these repetitive behaviours, known as schemas, be useful in targeting children’s next steps within the EYFS? This thought-provoking book explores how, in practice, schemas are useful in developing children’s learning.

Laura England

Evaluating Early Years Practice in Your School focuses on raising Early Years teachers’ confidence, with simple solutions on what to plan, what assessments are needed and how to approach teaching and learning so that they worry less and achieve more. Linked to the teaching standards and Ofsted framework, this invaluable guide is ideal for all Early Years practitioners and leaders.

PB • 297 x 210mm • 96pp • 9781472949622 • £19.99

Understanding Schemas in Young Children Stella Louis, Clare Beswick, Liz Magraw and Lisa Hayes Schemas are a vitally important element in young children’s learning, and this book has been designed to help practitioners recognise them, value them and help children use them as they build their understanding of the world. PB • 244 x 169mm • 112pp • 9781408189146 • £19.99

PB • 244 x 169mm • 176pp • 9781472959164 • £19.99

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION RESOURCE AWARDS 2018: EARLY YEARS RESOURCE

EDUCATION RESOURCE AWARDS 2017: EARLY YEARS RESOURCE

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SHORTLISTED

Making Sense of Neuroscience in the Early Years

An Anthology of Educational Thinkers

Sally Featherstone

This comprehensive guide examines current thinking in educational research and neuroscience, and explores how new information can help practitioners to be more effective in their work with young children. Sally Featherstone’s easy-to-read style makes this tricky topic accessible for all readers.

An Anthology of Educational Thinkers provides an excellent introduction to the major groups of educational thinkers, including over 50 people and perspectives. Each thinker’s views and theories are explained in detail in a format that is accessible to Early Years practitioners currently practising and those who are still in training.

PB • 244 x 169mm • 176pp • 9781472938312 • £19.99

Coping with Crisis: Learning the Lessons from Accidents in the Early Years

PB • 169 x 244mm • 328pp 9781472934710 • £19.99

Bernadina Laverty and Catherine Reay Accidents in the Early Years can be devastating – not only for the children and parents involved, but can also affect the reputation of the setting where they occurred. Thankfully, most accidents can be easily prevented. This practical book will help all staff to promote a culture of responsibility, safety and trust. PB • 245 x 170mm • 128pp • 9781472917287 • £19.99

The Cleverness of Boys

Getting it Right for Boys

Getting it Right in Reception

Sally Featherstone and Ros Bayley

Neil Farmer

With later development and consequently a higher chance of failing in the current curriculum, it’s common to see boys as the more difficult counterpart. This book explores what boys are good at, and how we can help them to become more successful at school.

From Neil Farmer, a highly-respected and experienced Early Years consultant, comes a book that will appeal to all practitioners and parents who are interested in how boys develop and how to give them the best possible start in life.

Drawing on his own experience of supporting a wealth of Reception teachers, Neil Farmer’s book promises to help teachers to inculcate independence, resilience and creativity in the children they teach so they become confident learners who are able to tackle the curriculum with ease.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Best Practice in the Early Years Alistair Bryce-Clegg Filled with brilliant ideas, including advice for planning sessions, creating an engaging environment matched to children’s interests and encouraging and developing outdoor learning, this book is a must have for all those eager to ensure their practice is the best it can be. PB • 244 x 169mm • 144pp • 9781441138347 • £19.99

Continuous Provision in the Early Years

Continuous Provision: The Skills

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

A practical guide to differentiated skill development in continuous provision. In this practical book, Alistair Bryce-Clegg demonstrates that in every area of continuous provision (sand, water, role play) there are both ‘pure’ and ‘facilitative’ skills that children can only learn in that area

Experienced practitioner and bestselling author Alistair Bryce-Clegg explains what continuous provision is, how to link it to assessment, and provides numerous case studies and illustrations of how this works in practice. This book will help practitioners plan their provision to provide carefully structured learning opportunities

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

PB • 297 x 210mm • 72pp • 9781472909527 • £19.99

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Creative Role Play in the Early Years Early Years Display

From Vacant to Engaged

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

A handbook for planning, stimulating and organising role play indoors and out, this book is a combination of theory and practice featuring activities suitable for a range of role play situations. It includes ideas for materials, equipment and locations.

Early Years Display includes specific examples of displays which involve children in their development and which encourage ongoing interaction. Some of the traditional views about display are challenged to ensure they are more than just decorative wall coverings.

This book is based on the fundamental truth that you can have the best provision and the best resources in the world but if you haven’t got the engagement of the children that you’re working with, then the potential for high-level learning is likely to be virtually non-existent.

PB • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • 9781408155479 • £19.99

PB • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • 9781408155486 • £19.99

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Alistair Bryce-Clegg Alistair was head teacher of a very successful three-form entry infant school and Early Years Unit for 10 years. He is now the proud owner of ABC Does, an Early Years consultancy firm. Alistair’s experience and expertise has meant that he has been invited to work with individuals, settings and Local Authorities both Nationally and Internationally.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW FOR 2020

Reflective Teaching in Early Education

Reflective Playwork

Jennifer Colwell et al.

Jacky Kilvington and Ali Wood

New edition of the book that offers practical advice and evidence-based guidance on key issues in early years practice, written by an expert team of educationalists and practitioners. Updated in line with curriculum changes, the book now also includes 10 Lesson Study cases, 10 Toolkit Evidence summaries and new reflective activities. Find further helpful resources at reflectiveteaching.co.uk

An introduction to playwork ideas that puts them into practice, showing teachers, parents and carers how they can support and enhance children’s play. This second edition includes extra real-life scenarios, key questions and reflective opportunities to encourage you to keep on improving your own playwork.

Publishes 26th November 2020

PB • 246 x 189mm • 200pp • 9781474254038 • £19.99

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NEW FOR 2020

Mentoring and Coaching in Early Childhood Education

Learning to Teach Young Children

Michael Gasper and Rosie Walker This book introduces you to the theory and the practice of mentoring, coaching and supervising in early childhood, using case studies from around the world to explore important issues and offering principles to guide your leadership and CPD. Each chapter comes with a summary and key questions to reflect on, and a companion website hosts podcasts and further reading ideas.

This book provides a toolkit for understanding the core ideas and beliefs behind teaching in early childhood, using 30 questions about citizenship, play, diversity, families and communities to get you thinking about how they apply to your setting. Illustrations and summaries help to break down trickier concepts, with lesson plans, surveys, case studies and more resources on a companion website.

Publishes 23rd January 2020

PB • 234 x 156mm • 272pp • 9781350037793 • £22.99

Anna Kirova, Larry Prochner and Christine Massing

PB • 234 x 156 • 232pp • 9781350100725 • £24.99

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Beware! Ralfy Rabbit and the Secret Book Biter

Caryl Hart, illustrated by Edward Underwood

In the City

Emily MacKenzie

Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt

Holly James, illustrated by Hannah Tolson

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