By Laura England (author)
"An excellent resource for nurseries, Reception classes and childminders looking to deepen their understanding of play whilst enriching their provision."
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50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play is a practical and accessible resource that helps Early Years practitioners make sense of children's schematic behaviours and use them to enrich learning through play.
Laura England presents fifty engaging activities that build on children's natural interests, whether they are transporting, connecting, enclosing or transforming. The ideas are simple to set up, use readily available resources and are easily adapted for different settings.
One of the book's greatest strengths is its clear focus on "What's in it for the children?" Each activity explains the learning behind the play, helping practitioners understand how schemas support development across communication, mathematics, creativity, physical development and understanding of the world.
The practical Top Tips are particularly helpful. Whether suggesting different graters to support containing and transporting chalk powder during chalk-grating activities, sharing useful playdough recipes or offering simple ways to extend children's learning, they provide supportive guidance that practitioners can put into practice immediately. The inclusion of clear health and safety considerations throughout is another welcome feature, helping practitioners feel confident when introducing new experiences.
Clear, practical and firmly rooted in child development, 50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play is an excellent resource for nurseries, Reception classes and childminders looking to deepen their understanding of play whilst enriching their provision.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play is available to buy on the Bloomsbury website.
This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here.
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This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here .
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. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.
A collection of 50 exciting activities which use children's natural repetitive behaviours (schemas) to unlock a world of learning.
In 50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play, Early Years expert Laura England (known as Little Miss Early Years) presents simple but exciting activities that use schemas to help children explore, learn and grow.
With activities ranging from building block steps, to making transient art or concocting magical potions, the ideas in this book support children's development within the Early Learning Framework, including their understanding of the world, expressive art and design, mathematical, literacy and fine and gross motor skills. The book features low-cost, practical ideas that are adaptable to include every child in the setting and suggest ways to further enhance children's learning.
'We are in safe hands. Early Years expert Laura England has written this amazing book both in topic/content and presentation. '- Didem Durak Akser
'A great book from @BloomsburyEd for EY and those children who need a bit more support. The activities support a child's natural development through schematic play and repeated behaviours, helping adults to plan for them in a more focused way'.- @geordiecat2012
Laura England is an Early Years teacher with an MA in Education and a committee member of the Staffordshire Early Years Professional Network. She writes regularly for Teach Early Years and blogs for a number of Early Years resource companies. Laura is Little Miss Early Years and shares activity ideas and practical advice on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
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This title is available to purchase directly from the Bloomsbury Publishing website here. 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. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play features in the following genres: Books for Teachers, Recommendations
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50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play was written by Laura England and published by Bloomsbury Education an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
50 Fantastic Ideas for Schematic Play has 64 pages
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