Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior - Create Response Environment Where Young Children Thrive by Michelle Salcedo

$61.50 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development | Series: Free Spirit Professional(TM) Ser.

Teach social skills and enrich classrooms to reduce problem behaviors and nurture growth.   When teachers create environments that teach skills rather than punish individual actions, they reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners. This book expertly guides early childhood teacher s to analyze their classroom elements, routines, and responses to children. Much like gardeners who adjust soil, water, or fertilizer to help flowers bloom, educators of young children must look beyond challenging behaviors to what a child's actions are communicating about her learning environment or home life. Digital content includes all forms from the book along with a PDF presentation. A free PLC/Book Study Guide for use with communities of practice is available at freespirit.com/PLC. ...Show more

It's OK Not to Be OK: A Guide to Self-Care by Rachel Kelly

$20.00 AUD

Category: Health and Wellbeing

It's OK not to be OK acknowledges and explores common mental health disorders such as depression, eating disorders and anxiety. Get the low down on these issues, why they happen and discover ways of looking after mental health in our fast-moving world. This book will help children and young people devel op the resilience to cope with whatever life throws at them and grow into well-rounded, healthy adults. ...Show more

Supporting Young Children Experiencing Loss and Grief: A Practical Guide by Deborah Price and Clair Barnard

$54.00 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

Supporting Young Children Experiencing Loss and Grief provides early years practitioners and Key Stage 1 teachers with practical advice to support children experiencing feelings related to change and loss.   Using key case studies and interviews with children and adults, this important text uncovers b est-practice techniques to help children talk about their feelings. Covering more than bereavement, it considers the loss children feel when they move home, undergo a change in routine, experience their parents' or carers' separation, move settings or lose contact with a close friend, nursery practitioner or teacher.   Providing answers to the key question of how to support children who have feelings of loss and grief, Supporting Young Children Experiencing Loss and Grief is a must-read text for all those working with young children in caring environments who are looking to provide children with the tools they need to talk about their emotions.   ...Show more

Come Home Ella by Chelsea Davies; Lisa Coutts (Illustrator)

$17.00 AUD

Category: Parenting

 Age range 6 to 9 My baby sister couldn't wait to see the world. That's why she came so early. She probably didn't know she would be stuck inside a hospital. She probably didn't know that I wouldn't be allowed to see her. Come Home Ella light-heartedly follows the emotional journey of a family after the ir baby's early arrival. Told through the eyes of baby Ella's older sibling, it aims to educate children about premature babies and help families experiencing similar situations deal with the emotions involved. Teachers' notes available here Colouring pages available here ...Show more

Rosie Leads the Way by Renee Irving Lee; Lisa Coutts (Illustrator)

$17.00 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

After talking with her Mum, Rosie believed she was the most beautiful girl in the whole entire world - but the day she met Penelope Pennington she wasn't so sure. Penelope Pennington had the perfect hair, perfect clothes, the perfect shoes and even the perfect cat So, when Rosie and Penelope unexpectedl y walk home together, they both make some meaningful discoveries along the way. ...Show more

COMFORT OF LITTLE THINGS

$47.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

GUIDING CHILDRENS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO PRACTICE 5ED by Marjorie Kostelnik; Alice Whiren; Laura Stein; Kara Gregory; Anne Soderman

$96.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

Unmatched by other books on the market, the 5th edition of Guiding Children's Social Development, provides a solid foundation of up-to-date theory and research that will strengthen the reader's understanding of how children develop and learn within the social domain. It focuses on ways to help children from all backgrounds and circumstances develop positive self-esteem and social competence by offering a framework for sound principles of child development, relationship enhancement, and behavior management. It describes successful ways to translate information in practical settings within the classroom or other learning environments, and procedures to increase practitioner effectiveness. With sound principles of theory and practice, the book creates a framework for interpreting children's behavior and for implementing appropriate strategies to enhance children's social competence. ...Show more

COOKING ACTIVITIES A TO Z by Joanne Matricardi; Jeanne McLarty

$79.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

Cooking Activities A to Z is a child-centered, cooking activity book for young children ages two and up. The activities are easy to understand and follow and are centered on concepts that preschoolers can understand and grow with. Each section of the text will help teachers and families to find cooking activities for a theme based curriculum, to incorporate a letter of the week, or to provide a spur of the moment endeavor in the classroom. Presented in a detailed lesson plan format, this wonderful activity book includes supply lists, family letters, a variety of choices within each alphabet letter, expansions for vegetarians, and a theme specific index with easy-to-find activities to accompany thematic units. This invaluable resource will help teachers to complete a year's worth of cooking activities for all children to enjoy. ...Show more

UNKNOWN product 9781111298371 by Lynn R. Marotz

$149.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development | Series: What's New in Early Childhood Ser.

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, 10th Edition, covers contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children--and guides teachers in implementing effective classroom practices--in one comprehensive, full-color volume. Concepts are backed by the latest re search findings and linked to NAEYC standards. The book emphasizes the importance of respecting and partnering with families to help children establish healthy lifestyles and achieve their learning potential. Early childhood educators, professionals, and families will find the latest research and information on many topics of significant concern, including food safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, childhood obesity, children's mental health, bullying, resilience, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality, and children with special medical needs. Also provided are easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, and activities that no early childhood student or professional should be without. ...Show more

Gluten Free Cookbook - Cakes, Muffins and Loaves by Ruby M. Brown; Kevin W. Brown

$29.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

Experience the sensation of gluten free baking with over 100 delicious and easy to use gluten free recipes. Indulge your taste buds with delicate Lemon Chiffon Cake, wholesome Golden Muesli Muffins or scrumptious Honey Roll.

HEARING EVERYONES VOICE by Susan Hopkins (Editor)

$60.00 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development

SEPARATION by Kathe Jervis

$16.95 AUD

Category: Health and Emotional Development