Creative Activities for the Early Years contains over 160 art and music activities for use with children aged 0-5. These tried and tested activities, which include songs, rhymes, and story suggestions, are ideal for use in all early years settings. Whether your topic is the autumn, the Chinese New Year or the coastline, you can be sure that children will find the art and music ideas in this book interesting and entertaining. The activities encourage children to use their imagination to communicate ideas, and develop their gross and fine motor skills. The activities are grouped by popular early years themes and can be used as a complete programme or as a dip-in resource.

This Series Provides Practical Dip-In Activities To Support The 'Early Learning Goals'. The Ideas Will Provide A Collection of Quick-To-Use Time Activities With Supporting Photocopiables (To Include Activity Sheets, Poems, Stories and Songs). Christmas Activities Will Include Ideas To Help Celebrate This Mamajor Christian Festival With Early Years Children. Using A Cross-Curricular Approach, Covering All Six Areas of Learning, The Book Will Provide New and Creative Ideas To Share With Children Throughout The Christmas Period. Each Chapter Is Based On A Separate Area of Learning and Includes Eight New Ideas. Activities Will Include: Making Stained Glass Windows (Knowledge and Understanding of The World); Finding The Way To Bethlehem Game (Mathematical Development) and Finding Out About Christmas Celebrations Around The World (Knowledge and Understanding of The World). Activity Chapters Provide A Total of 48 Pages With 24 Photocopiable Pages Including Activity Sheets, Recipes, Songs, Stories and Poems. * All Practitioners Need Dip-In Quick Fixes. * Wide Range of Titles As Possible * Nothing Like It For This Age Range * Based On Early Learning Goals * Photocopiable Sheets.