Most Popular Books by Sally Featherstone

This book attempts to capture the essence of the flowers that have decorated the seven unique hay meadows of a West Yorkshire farm at the turn of the 21st Century, a critical time for the planet. These seven fields are a precious few of the last natural hay meadows remaining in our country.

Presents a A3 laminated, full-colour wall chart showing the nine profile statements for personal, social, emotional development; communication, language, and literacy; mathematical development; knowledge and understanding of the world; physical development; and creative development.

For a child, moving from the Early Years Foundation Stage into Key Stage 1 can be a huge change. It is up to the adults involved to make the process of transition as smooth and continuous as possible. This straightforward guide contains advice for teachers, teaching assistants, practitioners, parents and managers on supporting children though and after the move. It includes a special section on how we can use new knowledge about how children learn to help them build on their previous experiences of learning and what we can do to help them cope with the emotional factors involved in the change.

Being a confident and competent user of language is at the heart of learning. Here are activities and ideas for developing communication and vocalisation.

Part of the "Little Books at Home" series, this title is intended for parents, child minders and practitioners in a nursery school or playgroup. It aims to give your child many hours of fun in the kitchen, while ensuring that they play with a caring adult, as well as providing a helpful preparation when they start school.

This series has been written to help teachers continue key practical activities and child focused learning throughout Key Stage 1. The activities are easily mapped onto the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for this age group, which is included in short form within the book.

Being a confident and competent user of language is at the heart of learning. Here are activities and ideas for developing communication and vocalisation.

Presents science targets derived from the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for science, for curriculum planning and target setting in Key Stages 1 and 2.

Shows how mathematical skills build through the numeracy framework. A great help for target setting, organising the curriculum and planning for continuity and transfer.

The ''50 Fantastic Things'' series is a no nonsense, ideas bank ... no frills, just 50 examples of great ideas already in practice Ideal for the busy practitioner they offer a a ''dip in'' approach to accessing ideas that they may not have thought of. Simple inspiring ideas is just what they need to reignite their enthusiasm.

You only need to watch children to know that boys and girls learn differently! It''s not that girls don''t like to be outdoors, to get messy or to be noisily active, they do - they are just able control their muscles at a younger age, so they can sit, watch and listen to adults more easily. They can also manipulate materials and tools such as pencils (called fine motor skills) earlier than many boys, so they are ready for the reading and writing activities in school. But we must resist the temptation to think that boys are not as good as girls - they are just different. Their skills and interests draw them to activities that are big, adventurous, risky and messy, and of course, they love being outside. All children like pretend play, but this is sometimes limited to domestic activity in the home corner, rather than allowing boys to experiment with roles often associated with grown up men. This book offers you fifty ideas for things that make the most of the ways boys learn, capturing their interest and helping them to learn. Many offer opportunities for early writing, mathematics and reading, as well as technology, science and role-play.

Shows the word and spelling objectives from the Literacy Framework as a progression through the years. Helpful for curriculum and lesson planning, target setting and monitoring.

The plague journal of a pair of ''harmless criminals'' Part 1 - March to August 2020. The Lockdown Diaries describe what happened when two people decided to bend the Lockdown rules and occasionally leave the crowded parks and gardens of the city centre of Sheffield to walk in ''the blue and the green'' of the empty countryside beyond the city boundary. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, the diary is set in the context of local, national and international news, and the responses of the politicians and scientists. Statistics tracking the progress of the virus as it stalked across our country, and daily celebrations of the lives of individuals who died during this terrible time, provide a background to this celebration of the natural world through a Spring and Summer we will never forget.

Examples of word and spelling rules for children from Y1 to practise and extend their knowledge. Suitable for individual, group or class use.

This story celebrates the many things that a young child can do independently.

Translating research about child neuroscience into practice in education is a daunting prospect for most practitioners. In fact, many see it as fraught with difficulties and risky. However, the importance of this research has never been more important. The context of the early years in the UK, has seen considerable changes within recent years, with a raft of government regulation and guidance, and a national move to free childcare entitlement at increasingly earlier ages. Combined with a mounting pressure for accountability in ''Closing the Gap'' between disadvantaged children and those more for.

Packed with advice & ideas for everybody working with children in early years settings & aiming to meet goals of EYLF. Activities are carefully planned to meet objectives for each stage of development, particularly between 36 & 60 months.