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Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities, guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant.
Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.
Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Maths provides a wealth of activities to supplement and support the teaching of maths in a fun and appealing way. Designed to enable practitioners to effectively support children’s mathematical development across the EYFS, this is the resource that will bring maths to life in any early years setting.
Alice Hansen provides easy-to-access and implement mathematical ideas that practitioners and teachers can use straight away, through topics that are commonly used in early years settings and classrooms.
- 150 unique ideas designed to enhance the teaching and learning of maths in the early years
- Activities that enable practitioners to integrate mathematical thinking into everyday activities
- ‘How is this maths?’ feature to support practitioners in identifying opportunities for emergent maths
- Step-by-step instructions for each activity
- Minimal preparation or resources required – easy to fit into a busy timetable
Chapter 1 – Dressing up
Chapter 2 – Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!
Chapter 3 – Space
Chapter 4 – Fishing
Chapter 5 – Games
Chapter 6 – All about me
Chapter 7 – Houses and homes
Chapter 8 – The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Chapter 9 – Feet
Chapter 10 – Songs and Chants
Chapter 11 – Mathematical walks
Chapter 12 – Pirates
Chapter 13 – Big and small
Chapter 14 – Jack and the Beanstalk
Chapter 15 – Towers
Chapter 16 – The café
Chapter 17 – Fun with numbers
Chapter 18 – Weather
Chapter 19 – Painting
Chapter 20 – The farm
Chapter 21 – Parties
Chapter 22 – Lets make music
Chapter 23 – The bakery
Classroom Gems – inspirational ideas for the classroom.
Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities, guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant.
Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.
Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Mathematicsprovides a wealth of activities to supplement and support the teaching of maths in a fun and appealing way. Designed to enable practitioners to effectively support children’s mathematical development across the EYFS curriculum, this is the resource that will bring maths to life in any early years setting.
Alice Hansen provides easy-to-access and implement mathematical ideas that practitioners and teachers can use straightaway, through topics that are commonly used in early years settings and classrooms.
- Over 100 unique ideas designed to enhance the teaching and learning of maths in the early years
- Activities that enable practitioners to integrate mathematical thinking into everyday activities
- ‘How is this maths?’ feature to support practitioners in identifying opportunities for emergent maths
- Step-by-step instructions for each activity
- Minimal preparation or resources required – easy to fit into a busy timetable
Alice Hansenworked in Initial Teacher Education for 13 years at the University of Cumbria. Prior to that she taught extensively in primary schools in England and abroad. She is now an educational consultant who works within a number of educational settings and national bodies developing continuing professional development for teachers in mathematics education and the new National Curriculum.
Why it will sell:
- Part of the successful Classroom Gems series
- It contains 150 unique ideas designed to enhance the teaching and learning of maths in the early years
- It contains activities that enable practitioners to integrate mathematical thinking into everyday activities
- Minimal preparation or resources are required for each activity – they are easy to fit into a busy timetable
The market:
This book could be used by early years practitioners, as well as those teaching or training to teach early years.
- Training to teach early years (BA Primary Early Years, PGCE Primary Early Years, FdA Early Years).
- Early Years Professional Status - A postgraduate qualification currently taught at 35 institutions across England. Approx 10,000 students annually.
- Early Years Practitioners - those working/teaching in primary schools, nurseries, pre-schools, day care centres, Sure Start centres.
Benchmark info:
The main competitor for the series overall is Routldege’s Jumpstart! titles. However, Jumpstart! do not currently have any early years-specific titles.
In early years, the Little Books series is proving very popular, with over 60 titles in the series ranging from The Little Book of Phonics and The Little Book of Circle Time to The Little Book of Christmas and The Little Book of Clay. Some of the best-selling titles in the series include:
- The Little Book of Outdoor Play – sold 10,066 units
- The Little Book of Maths Activities – sold 7,351 units
About the author:
Alice Hansen worked in Initial Teacher Education for 13 years at the University of Cumbria. Prior to that she taught extensively in primary schools in England and abroad. She is now an educational consultant who works within a number of educational settings and national bodies developing continuing professional development for teachers in mathematics education and the new Primary Curriculum. She is also series editor for a new ITT series publishing in 2011 (Primary Professional Practice, from Learning Matters).