The Early Years Movement Handbook: A Principles-Based Approach to Supporting Young Children’s Physical Development, Health and Wellbeing by Lala Manners (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, £16.99)
Introducing the eight core principles of movement-based learning, this book explains why movement plays such a critical role in children’s development, and how physical activity underpins the skills that support effective communication and school-readiness.
Principle Five, for example, looks at how group work can support communication and language. The book also suggests practical ways children can be supported to become confident and competent movers and effective communicators.
50 Fantastic Ideas for Exploring Number by Alison Hutchison (Featherstone, £10.99)
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