The activities in this book are intended to help children discover and investigate the properties of paper, metals, fabrics, wood, plastics and building materials. It also encourages them to think about the place of these materials in the environment. Linking up with these activities is a photocopiable anthology section of action rhymes, poems, stories and songs, all based on the materials themes. In addition there are photocopiable sheets plus ideas for displays and assemblies. A topic web links the activities to both the National Curriculum and the Scottish 5-14 National Guidelines.

 

This book is part of a book series called Themes For Early Years .

This book is aimed at children in preschool.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Scholastic .

Jacquie Finlay is a Reception class teacher who has written extensively for Scholastic's early years list. Therese Finlay is a Reception teacher who has written extensively for Scholastic's early years list. Jenni Tavener is a reception teacher, writer and mother of two young children. She has written for Child Education, Infant Projects and Nursery Education magazines and is the author of a wide range of Scholastic early years books. She is a regular contributor to Early Years Activity Bank. Irene Yates was a primary school teacher and is now an educational consultant and writer, and Writer-in-Schools. She has written for Scholastic for many years. She is the author of over 120 books for other publishers as well as radio programmes for BBC Radio Education department.