Description
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. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities and games filled with rich contexts for learning and discussion, as well as fun opportunities for consolidation and problem-solving. Alison Hutchison draws on her wealth of experience to present ideas in line with the Early Learning Goals for investigating shape and pattern in the world around us. She focuses on helping young children to make connections and develop language, knowledge and understanding of shape and pattern. Whether children build with fabric blocks to create patterns or explore symmetry while playing with natural materials, the easy-to-prepare activities in this book facilitate engaging learning opportunities for children's ideas and interests to be explored.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities for rich, engaging learning experiences using shape and pattern to develop language, knowledge and understanding of maths concepts.
About the Author
Alison Hutchison has worked in a variety of Early Years settings during her 19 years of teaching, and plans teaching and learning for 0-7 year olds. She has held positions with a local authority to devise and deliver training to up-skill practitioners in aspects of Early Years teaching. Within her current role, Alison worked with practitioners and parents across the school to develop a maths home learning library. This included 25 take-home games and activities for each age and stage in the school with resources and instructions, as well as ideas for further development.
Book Information
ISBN 9781472964540
Author Alison Hutchison
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Featherstone
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 176g
50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Shape and Pattern features activities for rich, engaging learning experiences using shape and pattern to develop language, knowledge and understanding of maths concepts.
About the Author
Alison Hutchison has worked in a variety of Early Years settings during her 19 years of teaching, and plans teaching and learning for 0-7 year olds. She has held positions with a local authority to devise and deliver training to up-skill practitioners in aspects of Early Years teaching. Within her current role, Alison worked with practitioners and parents across the school to develop a maths home learning library. This included 25 take-home games and activities for each age and stage in the school with resources and instructions, as well as ideas for further development.
Book Information
ISBN 9781472964540
Author Alison Hutchison
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Featherstone
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 176g
