Transitions in the Early Years
¥132.34
This title looks at how to support young children during the many transitions they go through in their early education. This book includes how to: support transitions between the home, childminders, pre-schools, reception classes and Key Stage One, manage stress-free transitions and effective communication.
How Children Learn - Book 4
¥132.34
The comprehensive guide to the most influential theorists and their ideas on how children with special educational needs learn and develop.
Child-Initiated Learning
¥93.10
How to plan for an individualised learning journey with every child in your care. Covering how to plan and support each child through sustained shared thinking, this book will give you the skills you need to follow each child's interests and plan for engaging learning experiences. The book offers practical advice on: what is meant by child-initiated learning and self-chosen experiences, how observant practitioners are able to support children's learning, the importance of first-hand experiences for children and an interesting learning environment, flexible planning and documentation, in response to children's interests and skills and dealing with uncertainty and confusion about adult-led activities and group time.
Role Play
¥112.72
Role Play underpins all development and learning in young children. Practice Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2008, page 7). Learning through play is at the heart of the EYFS, and this series aims to give the practitioner as many play ideas as possible to support children's learning.
You Can Have Chips
¥88.19
From childhood kick-abouts on knee-scraping surfaces to junior football in shirts that reached your ankles to greet your socks, like many youngsters Steve Wignall dreamed of wearing a hallowed red shirt and becoming a professional footballer. Following his apprenticeship at Doncaster Rovers that dream came true and he embarked on a 20-year playing career that took him from Donny to Colchester, Brentford and Aldershot. When age and injury held up the red card, he went into coaching, scouting and management, returning to both Colchester and Doncaster Rovers as manager. Giving a fascinating, behind the scenes insight into life as a player and as a manager, and peppered with wonderful anecdotes that reflect his cheeky Scouse humour, Steve gives an honest account of his long journey of highs and lows in both his professional and personal life, from back-stabbing, rivalries and budget juggling to family upheavals and traumas. Throughout his long career, Steve's high expectations of himself, his loyalty, his tenacity and his vision as a player were mirrored in his management ethic and team training, at whatever level of football, and his skills and determination are what enabled him to survive and succeed in the tough, demanding and ever-changing world of football.
Ultimate Spurs Quiz Book
¥39.14
Are you a Spurs fan? Have you followed the team's progress through good times and bad? Would you like to test your memory of the people and places that have shaped the club through the 80s, 90s and 2000s? If Tottenham Hotspur is the team you support, you are certain to want to have a go at the 1,250 questions in The Ultimate Spurs Quiz Book. Who was the first ever foreign manager of Tottenham? Which London rivals did Spurs beat in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final at Wembley? How many League goals did Tim Sherwood score for Spurs in his football career? The answers to these questions and more can all be found inside this bumper quiz book all about your favourite team. With a foreword by life-long Spurs supporter, Chas Hodges, this book contains questions on all the memorable players, managers, goalscorers and opponents that have been a part of the Tottenham story over the past 30 years. Packed full of fascinating facts, this book will appeal to football fans of all ages, from the young in years to the young at heart.
Planning for Learning through Making Music
¥73.48
Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of making music. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of making music. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: voice and body music, using musical instruments, and beat and rhythm.
Planning for Learning through What Are Things Made From?
¥73.48
Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of what things are made from. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of what are things made from. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together.Weekly topics include a look at materials around us including paper, wood, fabric, wool and shiny materials. Count wooden bricks, make postcard collages and design shiny jewellery. Bring it all together with a jumble sale!
Starring Fred and Ursulina
¥29.33
Twin bears Frederika and Ursulina Brown have just started at school. They are excited to learn that there is to be a school play and Ursulina is thrilled to be picked as Sleeping Beauty, especially as she will be kissed by Prince Charming at the end of the show. Her sister Fred is much happier to be the back end of Daisybelle the cow. As the day of the performance draws near, the costumes are ready and everyone know their lines, so surely everything will be all right on the night... or will it?
Ultimate Goalkeepers Quiz Book
¥24.43
The goalkeeper has a key role to play in any successful football team. From the calm and unflappable to the more verbal and eccentric, there have been some great goalkeepers emerge in professional football through the years. Find out how many you can remember and how much you know about them with this exciting new quiz book. Who was reputedly the highest paid goalkeeper in the FA Premier League during 2013-14? Which goalie turned down a place in England's 1970 FIFA World Cup squad because he wanted to stay at home with his family? In 2004, who became the first American to win an FA Cup winners' medal? If you think you know the answers, you are certain to want to have a go at the 111 questions in The Ultimate Goalkeepers Quiz Book. Packed with information, this book includes all the great goalies, records, awards, clean sheets and much more. This tribute to the unsung heroes of the beautiful game, the men between the sticks, is certain to appeal to football fans of all ages.
England at the World Cup Finals
¥29.33
England's performance at the FIFA World Cup has been one of football's most debated topics over the years. From post-war optimism and finally lifting the coveted trophy in 1966 through to subsequent near misses and defeats, this book details England's World Cup journey. Who managed England during the 1950 World Cup Finals? How many different England captains have there been in England's 62 World Cup Final matches? Which defender was the youngest footballer in England's World Cup squad in 2014, aged just 18 years old? The answers to these questions and many more fascinating facts about England's participation on the World Cup stage can be found in this exciting new book. England at the World Cup Finals includes facts about the players, captains, managers, opponents, goalscorers and goalkeepers as well as all the statistics and records that make up England's World Cup story from 1950 to 2014. As entertaining as it is educational, this is a book that football fans of all ages will want to own.
Seaside Numbers
¥29.33
Seaside Numbers is a beautifully illustrated children's book by well-known author Suzy-Jane Tanner. It is from a new series of books which encourage learning and play in young children, engaging them in an interactive reading experience. In Seaside Numbers, Young children will have fun counting one sand castle, two seashells up to twelve cold drinks with the Elephant family and their friends at the seaside.
Starring Fred and Ursulina
¥29.33
Twin bears Frederika and Ursulina Brown have just started at school. They are excited to learn that there is to be a school play and Ursulina is thrilled to be picked as Sleeping Beauty, especially as she will be kissed by Prince Charming at the end of the show. Her sister Fred is much happier to be the back end of Daisybelle the cow. As the day of the performance draws near, the costumes are ready and everyone know their lines, so surely everything will be all right on the night... or will it?
Washday Colours
¥29.33
Washday Colours is a beautifully illustrated children's book by well-known author Suzy-Jane Tanner. It is from a new series of books which encourage learning and play in young children, engaging them in an interactive reading experience. In Washday Colours, young children will have fun identifying yellow dungarees, Dad's blue trousers and Mum's purple knickers as Mum chases and collects the Elephant family's flyaway washing.
Supporting Children's Social Development
¥93.10
This book offers practical examples and informed advice about: how even very young children form close relationships with each other, the ways that observant adults can nuture possible friendships, understanding social play and skills from the children's perspective, young children who may have special difficulty over making friends and leading best practice for promoting friendships and realistic social skills in early childhood.
101 Amazing Facts about Pirates
¥19.52
Arrr matey! Are you loaded to the gunwalls? Do you know what Blackbeard's ship was called? Which pirate ate a man's heart? Who makes the list of the top ten pirates of all time? All these facts and more can be found in this excellent quick-read guide to pirates. Whether you're Henry Morgan himself, or just some unlucky Jonah, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to float your boat. Land ahoy!
Two Miles to Tynecastle
¥73.48
Andrew-Henry Bowie is a passionate Heart of Midlothian Football Club supporter. He doggedly survived a tough childhood and found solace - sort of - in his overwhelming love of football. The author engages the reader with an energetic and animated account of his years as a Hearts fan and his early years growing up as an Edinburgh 'schemie'. Written with verve and a dry sense of humour Bowie entertains with recollections of a series of calamitous episodes; ironically these seemed to reflect the Hearts' ups and downs! The book is scattered with familiar references to the 80s and 90s; for anyone growing up during this period, this book will stir poignant memories.
Encouraging Early Sports Skills
¥83.29
Physical activity in young children is both important and enjoyable. It encourages good life habits and helps avoid health problems such as obesity and heart disease in later life. Encouraging Early Sports Skills is the perfect support for early years practitioners looking to introduce a variety of sports and physical activities to the children they work with.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
¥24.44
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain a collection of 196 Indian sutras on the theory and practice of yoga. The Yoga Sutras were compiled by sage Patanjali who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from older traditions. Hindu tradition holds the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to be the foundational text of classical Yoga philosophy.
100+ Fun Ideas for Playground Games
¥102.91
Make outdoor playtime fun and enjoyable with this wonderful collection of traditional and new games that will soon become playground favourites. The activities use readily available equipment such as balls and skipping ropes and will suit individual students, groups or even the whole class.
World Cup Trivia Quiz Book
¥29.33
The FIFA World Cup is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the sporting calendar, with the World Cup final attracting an estimated global audience of over 700 million people but how much do you really know about this major football tournament? Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup finals up to 2010? What was the name of the World Cup winning England captain in 1966? Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final? These are just some of the 350 challenging questions in this new quiz book. Covering the vast history of the World Cup, this book includes records, milestones, goal scorers, World Cup firsts, legends and trivia. Recall classic performances from legendary greats such as Pele, Cruyff and Maradona as well as modern day superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This riveting quiz will inform, entertain and undoubtedly test your knowledge of the 'greatest show on earth'. Whether you are a long-time aficionado of the beautiful game or a World Cup novice, this is a must-have for all football fans.