Teaching Across the Early Years 3-7

✍ Scribed by Hilary Cooper

• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 225
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This practical and accessible book explores ways of developing continuity and coherence in children's learning from three to seven years old. It is based around three case studies in which tutors on Initial Teacher Training courses worked with early years practitioners in three different pre-school settings, each linked to a primary school. The book describes how they successfully managed to plan and teach integrated themes across the age-range in the context of the requirements of the Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum.Each case study has a different focus: science, design and technology' the arts' - including an ICT strand* 'the humanities' - including a physical education strandEnglish and mathematics dimensions run through each theme.The book is alive with discussion of children's art, language, drama and music, captured as field notes, writing, drawing, and as video tape. Each chapter concludes with suggestions of ways in which readers can develop the ideas in their own contexts.This book will be invaluable reading for students on Early Years courses, Early Years practitioners, and tutors and mentors in early childhood education.

✦ Table of Contents

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 15
1 Mapping out the project aims rationale organization......Page 18
2 Developing a scientific understanding of the world......Page 42
3 Design and technology the danger of cutting corners......Page 52
4 Traditional stories and rhymes Goldilocks don’t you do owt......Page 63
5 Sum stories developing children’s mathematical knowledge with meaning......Page 73
6 Music feel the beat......Page 100
7 Art Swirly It’s all swirly......Page 115
8 Finding a voice drama and young children......Page 123
9 The young shall inherit the technology......Page 137
10 Out of Africa Lullabies riddles and stories......Page 148
11 History finding out about the past and the language of time......Page 170
12 Developing a geographical perspective within an integrated theme......Page 185
13 Physical development into physical education is it fair play......Page 198
14 Numeracy all around developing children’s mathematics through role play and directed daily experience......Page 206
Postscript......Page 215
Afterword......Page 217
Index......Page 218