Heuristic play : play in the EYFS / Sheila Riddall-Leech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riddall-Leech, Sheila.

Series:

Practical pre-school

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play--Psychological aspects.

Play.

Play--Social aspects.

Early childhood education.

Child development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Practical Pre-School Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How to encourage investigative, discovery play with babies and children aged 0-5. Heuristic Play is a form of exploratory, investigative play that builds a whole range of skills for all children from birth to five. This guide looks at four age groups from birth to five and provides practical activities for setting up heuristic play sessions. Each session comes with expert advice on: - How to set up the session for each age group - The level of adult involvement - How to plan for these act...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Body matter; What is heuristic play?; The role of the adult; The theory of heuristic play; General links to the EYFS and schemas; Heuristic play for non-mobile babies; Heuristic play for mobile babies and toddlers; Heuristic play for young children 22 to 36 months; Heuristic play for young children 36 to 60 months; Observation templates; Back matter; Glossary of terms; Further references

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-907241-96-5

1-283-69286-4

1-907241-97-3

OCLC:

817898488