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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.
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Learning about phonics and putting that knowledge into practice is an integral part of every child’s learning journey. Good phonic knowledge is essential if children are to become successful writers and readers.

This complexity can often make the teaching of phonics difficult (and a little dull!). This book contains a no-nonsense bank of ideas that are all simple and effective when carried out, using readily available resources so that any Early Years setting can put in to practise Alistair's innovative paths to teaching and learning phonics.</pre>

50 Fantastic ideas for teaching phonics

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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.

Each page gives step-by-step instructions, tips and plenty of further ideas for children ready for more. The experiences suggested in this book will help young children to grow and develop through a range of both planned and informal activities, many of which the reader will already be familiar with. 

The activities use objects and resources easily available in most homes and settings; they focus on practical activities and purposeful play for individuals, pairs and small groups. They allow children to develop at their own pace, to make unhurried discoveries and allow for much repetition.</pre>

40-60+ Months

50 Fantastic things to do with 4-5 year olds

<pre>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.

This is a fantastic repository of information for anyone looking for ways to get kids having fun outside in productive, creative ways. With practical and straightforward ideas, this will help children learn to love the outside world and get in touch with nature.

'...will have adults as excited as children when completing the wondrous practical outdoor activities inside it!' Early Years Educator</pre>

50 Fantastic Ideas for Creativity Outdoors

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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.

The desire to be independent is a natural part of child development and when children feel safe and secure within their environment they tend to embrace it.

We can help out children to develop a sense of independence by encouraging them to make simple choices  within their everyday life. The degree of independence that children can achieve is often determined by their age and level of skill, but also their self confidence. The more opportunities children have to be independent, the more their self confidence will grow and the more success they will enjoy.

This inspiring new book contains 50 simple, highly effective and fun ideas for helping children to embrace and develop this natural part of child development.</pre>

50 Fantastic ideas for Promoting Independence

<pre>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires that practitioners forge positive relationships with parents and actively engage them in their children's early learning experiences. The suggestions in this book aim to aid practitioners in their endeavours to make parents feel welcome, included and supported.

Practitioners can dip into the book and choose simple ideas ranging from supporting parents during the induction period, involving them in curriculum development and helping them to support their children's learning at home. Each idea comprises: a list of resources needed; step-by-step instructions on how put the idea into action; suggestions for how to extend the idea; and how the idea is beneficial to parents.</pre>