The Kid's Summer Handbook

Offering more than 100 activities for vacations spent near the water, in the mountains, at a cottage, or camping, this is the complete summer survival book. Filled with safety tips, ecological pointers, and wildlife features, this handbook can help transform an ordinary vacation into an unforgettable one.

Children's Books

Love, Ann

Drake, Jane

Arts, Music & Photography

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Provides instructions for nature study projects, crafts, camping, and other activities at the shore, in the woods, and at home

Activities, Crafts & Games

Ticknor & Fields

Planning for Children's Play and Learning: Meeting Children’s Needs in the Later Stages of the EYFS

Practitioners need help keeping up to speed with the latest developments in the Early Years. Updated in line with current policy and practice, this new edition fully reflects the Early Years Foundation Stage themes, principles, commitments and guidance and recognises the importance of play as a context for teaching, learning and assessment. With explicit links to the EYFS learning and development grids and the early learning goals, it includes practical guidance and ideas on:   creating stimulating learning environments indoors and out    planning exciting focus activities and experiences    responding to children’s individual interests and supporting personalised learning    sound observational practice and how to assess children’s learning and development within the EYFS framework    developing genuine partnerships with parents and learning links with home.  Incorporating 'Key Points for Good Practice' within each chapter, and direct links to the EYFS ’Principles into Practice’ cards as well as EYP standards, this is a key text for all practitioners working with children in the later stages of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is also ideal for students pursuing Qualified Teacher Status in the Early Years and Early Years Professional Status, and for those enrolled in courses in Early Childhood Studies and Foundation Degrees in Early Years.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Planning for Children's Play and Learning

Praise for 3rd edition: 'Experienced practitioners and students will find a host of new ideas to help them create interesting environments and starting points to promote young children's learning.' - Early Years Update, April 2009 'Planning for Children's Play and Learning includes practical guidance and ideas on creating stimulating learning environments indoors and outdoors, planning exciting learning experiences.' - Early Years Update, September 2009 This new edition of Planning for Children’s Play and Learning has been fully updated to reflect the revised Early Years Foundation Stage and in line with current policy and practice. It recognises the importance of play as a context for teaching, learning and assessment and links theory with practical examples to show practitioners how they can best support the children in their care.  With new material on learning stories, language development, ICT and the home learning environment, the book includes practical guidance and ideas on: • creating stimulating learning environments indoors and out • planning exciting focus activities and experiences • responding to children’s individual interests and supporting personalised learning • sound observational practice and how to assess children’s learning and development within the EYFS framework • developing genuine partnerships with parents and learning links with home. Incorporating ‘Key Points for Good Practice’ within each chapter, and direct links to the EYFS, this is a key text for all practitioners working with children in the later stages of the EYFS. It is also ideal for students pursuing Qualified Teacher Status in the Early Years and EYT Status, and for those enrolled in courses in Early Childhood Studies and Foundation Degrees in Early Years.

Planning for Children's Play and Learning: Meeting children’s needs in the later stages of the EYFS

Praise for 3rd edition: 'Experienced practitioners and students will find a host of new ideas to help them create interesting environments and starting points to promote young children's learning.' - Early Years Update, April 2009 'Planning for Children's Play and Learning includes practical guidance and ideas on creating stimulating learning environments indoors and outdoors, planning exciting learning experiences.' - Early Years Update, September 2009 This new edition of Planning for Children’s Play and Learning has been fully updated to reflect the revised Early Years Foundation Stage and in line with current policy and practice. It recognises the importance of play as a context for teaching, learning and assessment and links theory with practical examples to show practitioners how they can best support the children in their care. With new material on learning stories, language development, ICT and the home learning environment, the book includes practical guidance and ideas on: • creating stimulating learning environments indoors and out • planning exciting focus activities and experiences • responding to children’s individual interests and supporting personalised learning • sound observational practice and how to assess children’s learning and development within the EYFS framework • developing genuine partnerships with parents and learning links with home. Incorporating ‘Key Points for Good Practice’ within each chapter, and direct links to the EYFS, this is a key text for all practitioners working with children in the later stages of the EYFS. It is also ideal for students pursuing Qualified Teacher Status in the Early Years and EYT Status, and for those enrolled in courses in Early Childhood Studies and Foundation Degrees in Early Years.

This book in the Family Fun series has everything you need to know about having a fun and safe campfire. This collection of outdoor activities, games, stories, songs and more is for kids and families to share around the campfire. It includes tips on how to find the best campfire site, identify animal cries at night and locate constellations. Kids will also find out how to make pizza over an open fire, tell a spooky ghost story, or create musical instruments for a sing-along. With more than 125 pages of fun things to do around a campfire, this is the perfect book for every camper, canoeist and camp counsellor!

Kids Campfire Book

Literature & Fiction

Kids Can Press

Offering more than 100 activities for vacations spent near the water, in the mountains, at a cottage, or camping, this is the complete summer survival book. Filled with safety tips, ecological pointers, and wildlife features, this handbook can help transform an ordinary vacation into an unforgettable one.

Kids' Summer Handbook

Houghton, Mifflin Company

A guide for children on how to become involved in environmental preservation includes experiments to do at home, suggestions for working alone or in groups, close-ups of wild animals and plants, and more.

Take Action: An Environmental Book for Kids

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Tambourine Books

Discusses the importance of nature, the threats to various animal and plant species, and what young people can do to help protect the environment.

Take Action: An Environmental Book for Kids/World Wildlife Fund

Beech Tree Books

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Books by Drake, Jane

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The Kid's Summer Handbook

The Kid's Summer Handbook

Planning for Children's Play and Learning: Meeting Children’s Needs in the Later Stages of the EYFS

Planning for Children's Play and Learning: Meeting Children’s Needs in the Later Stages of the EYFS

Planning for Children's Play and Learning: Meeting children’s needs in the later stages of the EYFS

Planning for Children's Play and Learning

Kids Campfire Book

Kids' Summer Handbook

Take Action: An Environmental Book for Kids

Take Action: An Environmental Book for Kids/World Wildlife Fund