Allison Lee

Childminder's Guide to Play and Activities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book endorses play and activities as integral to learning and development for children and young people from 0-16 years, and looks at how childcare practitioners working specifically in the home-based setting might best promote this. In addition to covering the stages of child development, this book will give: practical ideas for play and activities insight into how various forms of play can assist children's learning and development guidance for your assessment of children's learning and development, and the impact this can have on the support you are giving background information about the National Curriculum and what is going on at school tips on how you might support the learning of groups of children at various ages and with different learning needs practical advice on how to encourage respect and values advice on how to promote safe play. This book is invaluable for all students of the Diploma for Home-based Childcare, and for all qualified childminders and nannies who are looking for fresh new ideas and advice on how to encourage learning through play with the children in their care.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 192mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780826494641
• ISBN-10: 0826494641
• Artikelnr.: 22801095

Autorenporträt

Allison Lee

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 What is Play? How play assists learning The main types of
play The importance of play in helping a child to develop 2 Child
Development 0-16 Years Stages of development and play Factors which affect
growth and development Exploring the Senses 3 Planning and Supporting
Children's Learning and Development Resources Learning and developing
through the ages Providing play and activities for children of different
ages Supporting children with special educational needs (including gifted
and talented) Observations and assessments 4 Social Development and
Activities Forming relationships Primary socialisation Secondary
socialisation Sense of communities Exploring cultures and religions Equal
opportunities Incorporating ICT Social activity ideas 5 Emotional
Development and Activities Recognising and dealing with emotions Growing
independence Facing up to fears Self Confidence and Self Esteem
Incorporating ICT 6 Communication, Language and Literacy Linking sounds and
letters Reading Writing English as an additional language Incorporating ICT
7 Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy Problem solving Introducing
mathematics including shape, measurements, money and time Incorporating ICT
8 Knowledge and Understanding of the World Science and technology Cooking A
sense of time Incorporating ICT 9 Physical Development and Activities The
importance of fresh air and exercise Making exercise fun Indoor physical
play Outdoor physical exercise Incorporating ICT 10 Creative Development
and Activities Feeding the imagination Painting Drawing Printing Collages
Model making Music Role play and imaginative play Incorporating ICT 11 How
to Encourage Respect and Values in Children Helping children to understand
social acceptance Communicating with adults Equal opportunities Disability
Prejudice and discrimination Religion and culture Family structures and how
they affect children and young people A look at unacceptable behaviour in
young children Encouraging acceptable behaviour in young children Behaviour
in older children 12 Promoting safe play Child rights and protection Health
and safety Dangers online Television Playing with guns and other toy
weapons Bullying