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Taylor & Francis Ltd Discover Creativity with 2-5 Year Olds: Promoting Creative Learning and Development Through Best Practice
Discover Creativity with 2–5 Year Olds explores young children’s creative development and shares important insight as to why and how practitioners can encourage their natural curiosity. It will help early years practitioners and professionals to rediscover the joy of working creatively with young children and how to support them in developing their ideas, thoughts and feelings through creative expression and opportunities.The book provides an in-depth account of what creativity is and how best to support children in their creative endeavours. Covering the prime areas of the early years foundation stage, it is packed with engaging, cost-effective and achievable activity ideas to support the young creative mind. Including case studies, discussion boxes and reflective points, the chapters consider key topics underpinned by theoretical perspectives including:- Understanding he unique differences and needs of toddlers and pre-school children- Forming respectful relationships and understanding the impact they can have on creativity- Developing the environment and resources that enable creativity - Exploring outdoors and how to make the most of time with young children outside- Encouraging a process over product mindset- Understanding the role of the adult in supporting creative thinking and explorationThis wonderful guide will inspire practitioners and equip them with the tools they need to fully support and cultivate the curious and creative side to every child.
£17.78
Taylor & Francis Ltd Discover Creativity with Babies
This book explores creative development in babies and shows how practitioners can support even the youngest child’s natural curiosity and help them to develop their ideas, thoughts and feelings. It provides engaging, cost-effective and achievable activity ideas to support the developing creative mind, covering the outdoors; communication and language; and personal, social, emotional and physical development.Including discussion boxes, case studies and reflective points in every chapter, Day offers guidance and insight into key topics and well-known theories, including how and why to facilitate creativity, adult-baby relationships and attachment, the environment and resources that enable creativity and outdoor exploration and play. Discover Creativity with Babies is a wonderful guide for early years practitioners looking to support and cultivate the curious and creative side to every child, however they may choose to express it.
£18.28