Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child s learning and development. Split into four sections, which focus on each of the four seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter, this book: includes activities appropriate to each season offers ideas for 'wander walkabouts' to inspire and set the scene of what the season can offer in regard to play activities promotes knowledge of the environment and how to use natural resources effectively.

Conveying how collections and displays can become the focus for much discussion and debate in circle time, and how they can be linked to other play areas and themes running throughout the nursery, Displays and Interest Tables helps you to: demonstrate the value of young children's efforts stimulate learning through two-and three-dimensional displays create exciting visual features for your setting.

Play using Natural Materials shows that natural materials can egual ready-made toys as an exciting stimulus for play in order to promote the learning and development of children within early years settings. Use Play using Natural Materials to "Get out and Do", support a child's investigation of the natural world, and to encourage first hand exploration of natuiral objects.

Conveying how collections and displays can become the focus for much discussion and debate in circle time, and how they can be linked to other play areas and themes running throughout the nursery, Displays and Interest Tables helps you to:

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• demonstrate the value of young children's efforts
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• stimulate learning through two-and three-dimensional displays
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• create exciting visual features for your setting.

Guaranteed fun for children and practitioners alike, the Ready Steady Play series provides lively and stimulating activities for children. Each book focuses on one specific aspect of play offering clear and detailed guidance on how to plan and enjoy wonderful play experiences with minimum fuss and maximum success. Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child's learning and development. Split into four sections, which focus on each of the four seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter this book: includes activities appropriate to each season; offers ideas for wander walkabouts to inspire and set the scene of what the season can offer in regard to play activities; promotes knowledge of the environment and how to use natural resources effectively.

Guaranteed fun for children and practitioners alike, the 'Ready Steady Play ' series aims to provide lively and stimulating activities for young children. Each book focuses on one specific aspect of play, offering clear and detailed guidance on how to play and enjoy wonderful play experiences with minimum of fuss and maximum of success.