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Stepping Stones to Stories Songs and Rhymes

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A great resource for exploring a wide range of traditional and modern stories, songs and nursery rhymes. An essential tool for developing children's memory and creative listening skills.

Ages: 1-5 | Pages: 36 | Code: TS0216 | ISBN: 9781921613357

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Judith Harries

Judith Harries is a writer, editor and teacher, living and working in Northampton, UK. She contributes to several early years magazines, including Practical Pre-School and Early Years Educator. She is currently studying for an MA in Music Psychology in Education.
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Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban was the Foundation Mooroolbeek Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and in 2021, she was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

 

 

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Kay Margetts

Kay is currently an Honorary Associate Professor in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. She has a strong background in early childhood development, learning and teaching both as a practitioner and as an academic. Her main areas of research are transition and adjustment to school, accompanied by a strong record of publications. Kay is regularly engaged in knowledge exchange activities with the education sector including teachers, educators and parents.

Contents

Introduction to Stepping Stones4
Stories, songs and rhymes in the EYLF6
Using this book7
Topics
Animals8
Autumn8
Bears9
Clothes10
Colours10
Dinosaurs11
Families11
Farms12
Flight13
Food13
Friends14
Gardens15
Growth15
Holes16
Holidays16
Houses and homes17
Journeys18
Light18
Machines19
Materials19
Minibeasts20
Night21
Numbers21
Opposites22
Ourselves22
Patterns23
Pets23
Pirates24
Puppets25
Recycling25
Senses26
Shapes27
Shopping27
Space28
Spring29
Summer29
Toys30
Water30
Weather31
Winter32
Bibliography of children’s books33
Further reading