The Little Book of Rhythm and Raps

The Little Book of Rhythm and Raps
Author: Judith Harries
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472923383

This brand new Little Book focuses on introducing beat and rhythm through a fun mix of games and activities for teachers to use in the classroom, in assemblies, and in whole-school performances. Activities include beat games and inventing rhythms, while the performance raps are based on traditional tales and nursery rhymes as well as original topics.

The Little Book of Talk

The Little Book of Talk
Author: Judith Dancer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2017-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472930398

Identified as one of the three prime areas of learning in the EYFS 2014, communication and language is high on the agenda of head teachers and leaders in all Early Years and school settings. Speech and 'talk' are at the centre of this requirement, and children are required to meet an expected level in order to be identified as having reached a 'good level of development'. Talk is the precursor to both reading and writing. Essentially, if children have nothing to speak about, they have nothing to write about! The best way for children to enhance their receptive vocabulary (the words they understand) and their expressive vocabulary (the words they use) is by being surrounded by adults who talk and listen to them! Adults should engage children by observing them, tuning into their passions, getting involved in their play and using their interests to trigger their curiosity and therefore form a springboard for learning. This Little Book is packed with lots of low-budget ideas, activities and experiences that will enhance and enrich children's learning journeys through talk!

The Little Book of Drama and Performance

The Little Book of Drama and Performance
Author: Cler Lewis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472923413

Beginning drama with very young children can be a daunting prospect, but the benefits for children performing to an audience are endless. Developing speaking and listening skills, boosting self-confidence and self-esteem, developing language skills and using expressive arts are all specified as both prime and specific areas of learning in the EYFS 2012. Early Years performances need to be approached in the correct way and include lots of repetitive movements, actions, rhymes, songs and music. They need to be highly interactive, incredibly simple and above all fun for all concerned! This Little Book is a toolbox of techniques and ideas, which can be used within any Early Years drama activity including mime, facial expression and gesture, clapping and rhythms, statues and tableaux, creation and use of props and dressing up.

The Little Book of Story Bags

The Little Book of Story Bags
Author: Marianne Sargent
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 147292357X

Reading stories is an invaluable experience for young children, helping them to develop a wide range of important skills. As well as developing listening skills, children who have regular access to stories develop an awareness of story structure, character and setting. They also begin to understand the concept of letter sounds and words printed on the page and increase their vocabulary. Offering opportunities for active, involved, cross-curricular learning, story bags help bring stories to life and offer practical ideas that serve the differing interests and learning styles of young children.

Hip-Hop Redemption

Hip-Hop Redemption
Author: Ralph Basui Watkins
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 080103311X

A sociologist and pop-culture expert offers a balanced engagement of hip-hop and rap music, showing God's presence in the music and the message.

The Little Book of Phonics

The Little Book of Phonics
Author: Sally Featherstone
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472923464

Children learn best by doing, making, singing and exploring. This Little Book is jam packed with activites of all kinds for exploring phonics, with a seperate collection for each letter of the alphabet.

The Little Book of Woodland Challenges

The Little Book of Woodland Challenges
Author: Rebecca Aburrow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016-01-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472921380

There are endless benefits to taking outdoor learning to a natural or woodland setting. The Little Book of Woodland Challenges can be used in collaboration with Forest School, or as a stand alone book of activities that can take place outdoors in woodland or forest settings. Each activity provides alternative ideas if your setting does not have a woodland space. This book provides a wide range of mathematical, scientific and creative based challenges suitable for all children, including those with SEN and EAL, and addresses all areas of learning in Development Matters and the EYFS.

The Story of Rap

The Story of Rap
Author: Lindsey Sagar
Publisher: Caterpillar Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781848578302

From Grandmaster Flash to Jay-Z rap has shaped generations and transformed the charts. Bop along with the greats in this adorable baby book that introduces little ones to the rappers that started it all.

Book of Rhymes

Book of Rhymes
Author: Adam Bradley
Publisher: Civitas Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0465094414

If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to its controversial lyrical content has obscured hip hop's revolution of poetic craft and experience: Only in rap music can the beat of a song render poetic meter audible, allowing an MC's wordplay to move a club-full of eager listeners. Examining rap history's most memorable lyricists and their inimitable techniques, literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that we must understand rap as poetry or miss the vanguard of poetry today. Book of Rhymes explores America's least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.

The Little Book of Writing

The Little Book of Writing
Author: Sally Featherstone
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472923472

Help early learners develop their writing skills through these fun and stimulating activites. Remember writing is not just for indoors - expand your writing environment both inside and out! These activites are easy to source and cost-effective for every Early Years setting.