Books with author Clare Beswick

This new series of books will provide learning games targeted at two main age bands: 0-3 year olds 3-5 year olds. Each book will be aimed at both parents and practitioners. The activities will all require minimal resources that can easily be found in any home or nursery setting. The ideas will focus on using practical resources for first-hand learning. All the activities will be linked in to typical routines in a child's day such as dressing, eating, trips outside, lively times and winding down. Brief information on relevant stages of a child's development will also be given. Specification: 128pp, full colour throughout, 259mm x 214mm (a smaller, more 'square' format than A4). This book provides a wide range of fun language games that can be played at home or in a nursery/school setting with children aged birth to three. The ideas are grouped under the following chapter headings: Ready steady go Taking turns Let's pretend Lively times Out and about Friends together Busy with books and pictures Just the two of us Information on typical stages of language development is provided throughout.

Tell Me a Story helps practitioners to build progression into a favourite part of the day for all children. Matched to the development stages of the EYFS. Each page features 'activity boxes' labelled for each age group showing how each area can be approached by children at different stages of development. The format makes it easy to select the level of activity appropriate for each child making these books ideal for groups of mixed ages. When returning to the same areas later the user can choose another activity to support progression and extend learning.

Little Baby Books have been written to give straighforward and practical help in implementing the advice contained in the Birth to Three Matters guidance (DfES/Sure Start, 2003). they are by experts in child development and early learning. All thesuggested activities have been tried and tested with children in the appropriate age group. Each book covers one area of learning, an four broad stages of development. Visual links make it easy to see which is the focus group for the activity. No special equipment is required - most activities rely on things you already have, or can easily collect. Activities are fun and easy to use. Each page: - has clear instructions for the activity - shows how the activity can be matched to individual children, including those with additional needs - points out what to watch for and note during the activity, so you see the learning in action - describes how thw child's learning develops and how it links with later skills