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. Circle time stimulates learning in all areas of development - from the improvement of social skills and positive relationships to encouraging children to listen to each other within a caring and respectful environment. Judith Harries brings together creative ideas for circle time where learning can be shared and music and drama can be enjoyed. The book includes circle time activities and games that cover all of the Early Learning Goals through the sharing of thoughts, feelings and experiences. It can also be used across the curriculum, including helping children with literacy and mathematics through phonics and number games. This timeless collection of ideas featuring colourful and fun photography is a fantastic resource with many new activities for circle time, as well as some old favourites.

From the award winning series, this book provides practitioners with many new activities and some old favourites for circle time, including sharing thoughts, feelings and experiences across the curriculum.

About the Author
Judith Harries has been teaching music and drama in Northampton for over 15 years, working with children from the ages of nine months to eleven years. Before teaching, she worked for various music publishers including Boosey & Hawkes, Faber Music and Oxford University Press involved in commissioning and writing new products for the educational music market. She now edits and writes extensively for early years publications and has written several books in the Planning for Learning series (Step Forward), The Little Book of Sound Ideas (Featherstone) and the Stepping Stones to Creativity series (Step Forward).


Book Information
ISBN 9781472952660
Author Ms Judith Harries
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Featherstone
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 174g