The books in this series provide practical activities based on popular themes. Each title provides ideas for using a theme across all six areas of learning. The books are organized to provide chapters on different elements of the chosen theme with activities supporting a range of the appropriate Stepping Stones and Early Learning Goals. The six books provide an overall introduction, planning, assessment, circle time, displays and 60 activity ideas, with 14 photocopiables including ryhmes and songs. This book provides a range of activities on a popular theme across all six Areas of Learning. The book is divided into chapters on "My home", "Inside my home", "My home, my street", "Animal homes" and "Unusual homes". Within each chapter there are ideas for all six areas of learning to provide a good coverage of the Early Learning Goals. Ideas include exchanging information in an IT project, making a patchwork quilt about our homes and finding out about life in other parts of the world.

 

This book is part of a book series called Foundation Themes .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Scholastic .

Clare Beswick is an experienced early years teacher. She has a special interest in language development and a postgraduate certificate in the education of children with autism. She has been Lead Officer for early years and childcare for Notts LEA and is now an early years and childcare consultant. She is a regular contributor to early years magazines.