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Engaging Children in Play - Book 1

Practical ways to create stimulating play spaces

Engaging Children in Play - Book 1 shares exciting and stimulating activities created using simple ideas, everyday resources and by adapting activities that have worked well in the past. The book is highly practical and includes lists of resources needed plus a challenge section with ideas on how to extend the activity and links to the EYLF and NQS. It also features key questions for educators to ask themselves about each area of their provision, enabling them to reflect on the needs of the child across all areas of learning.

Ages: 2-5 | Pages: 54 | Code: TS0287 | ISBN: 9781925145113

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Nicola Scade

Nicola Scade is an Early Years and Key Stage 1 Leader and Assistant Head in the United Kingdom. She is an ‘Outstanding’ early years teacher who was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013.

Nicole Halton

Nicole Halton – Co-founder/director of Inspired EC and educational consultant
Nicole Halton has been a proud member and advocate of the early childhood profession for over 13 years. Nicole is particularly passionate about the provision of quality early childhood services and children having the right to a childhood filled with risk, adventure and fun. 

From 2005 to 2012, Nicole was the director of Woodrising Community Preschool and Child Care Centre, a service that has developed a strong reputation for its commitment to natural play environments and authentic experiences for children. During her leadership the centre was one of the first services to be assessed under the National Quality Standards and achieved the rating of 'Exceeding'.  

In 2007 Nicole and her business partner Natashja Treveton spent countless hours discussing the need for inspiring professional development in their local area and, as a result, founded their educational training and consultancy business, Inspired EC. Their passion and enthusiasm in their beliefs have allowed the company as well as the services they offer to develop and expand and to ‘inspire’ thousands of educators Australia wide.

 

Contents

Introduction4
Chapter One: Exploration and investigation5
Archaeological dig6
Arctic freeze8
How does your garden grow?10
We’re going on a bug hunt12
Potions lab14
Marvellous magnets16
Chapter Two: Fine motor skills and malleable materials19
Precious gem search20
Weaving22
Making perfume24
Slime26
Chapter Three: Small world29
Jurassic adventures30
Desert life32
Down in the jungle34
Journey to space36
The swamp38
At the beach40
Fairy garden42
Chapter Four: Creativity45
Music wall46
Making faces48
Mix and swirl50
Cave writing52
Further inspiration54

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