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’I Know What’s Next!’ Preschool Transitions Without Tears or Turmoil by Betsy Evans
Transitions - the times in the early years setting when children experience a change in activity, location, or key person – can be stressful for both adults and children. But transition tensions can be avoided if adults view these ‘between times’ as opportunities for fun and learning. In this book, Betsy Evans, author of ‘You Can’t Come to My Birthday Party! Conflict Resolution with Young Children’ offers guidelines that help the early years practitioners to understand transitions from the child’s point of view as well as a host of ideas for making transitions go smoothly. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Read a review of this book by Serena Johnson, Senior Adviser, High/Scope UK

 

‘What a Difference a Day Makes - The High/Scope UK Daily Routine DVD This DVD has been produced for use in High/Scope training. It is a practical and accessible introduction to the daily routine in Early Years settings. The message is that the High/Scope daily routine provides a framework within which Active Learning can flourish. The routine gives the day a flexible structure, which promotes initiative and independence and offers children the freedom to pursue their interests. The DVD has 12 chapters with markers for easy access which includes all the elements of the daily routine. The total running time is 45 minutes

 

Building a High/Scope Programme Series

Building a High/Scope Programme - Full-Day Pre-school Programmes Ref:[EYB29]

This book addresses full-day programs that serve preschoolers in centre-based settings. Due to the longer hours of program operation, many of the issues addressed relate to the daily routine. Acquire tips on repeating parts of the daily routine, working with children attending part-time, encouraging active learning during bodily care routines, coordinating staff schedules for team planning and parent communication, and many other issues. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Read a review of this book by Serena Johnson former Director of High/Scope

 

Building a High/Scope Programme - Family Child Care Programs Ref: [EYB30]

In this book, learn how child minders providers successfully adapt their homes into active learning spaces, work with a mixed-age group, find time to observe children and develop lesson plans, find suitable professional development opportunities, and address many other challenges unique to family child care. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Building a High/Scope Programme - Infant-Toddler Programmes Ref: [EYB31]

Caregivers in infant-toddler programs are faced with accommodating the individual schedules of the infants in their program while working with active toddlers! In this book, find out how caregivers use the child-centred High/Scope approach to meet individual children's needs in a flexible daily routine that includes adult planning time. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Key Experience (KE) Series Preschool

KE Movement and Music Booklet Ref: [NS41]

This informative booklet provides many examples of children engaging in activities that promote their development in movement and music. Also included are checklist of teaching strategies and a list of movement and music materials. A companion video program is also available. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Preschool KE Movement and Music Video Ref: [NS42]

This informative video includes many examples of children's movement and music experiences in a range of High/Scope settings. It includes a narrative section with several narrated clips showing the ideas being used. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Preschool KE Space and Time Ref: [NS38]

This Booklet describe the math-related key experiences grouped under space and time, experiences like: Filling and emptying; observing people, places, and things from different spatial viewpoints; Starting and stopping an action on signal and experiencing and comparing time intervals. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Math in the Preschool Classroom: Teacher's Ideas Book 6 Ref: [EYB11-6]

This book presents 50 early maths activities that meet the needs of pre-schoolers. The activities build on children's natural interests and offer children the time and freedom to construct and reflect on mathematical ideas. Teachers can use these step-by-step activities through-out the day, using mostly common, everyday materials. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Supporting Young Learners 4 Ref: [EYB6-A]

This new collection of articles covers every aspect of High/Scope approach for infants and toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary (Key Stage 1) -aged children: supportive adult-child interaction, the daily routine, key experiences, language and literacy strategies, child observation, team planning, staff development, and strategies for working with children with special needs.

 

Lifetime Effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40 Ref: [RP11]

High/Scope's Perry Preschool Study is one of the longest running and best known studies of the effects of preschool education. The study compares the lives of two groups of at-risk children, one group who had a high-quality preschool programme in the 1960s and another who had no preschool programme. This monograph reports the remarkable results of the latest phase of study, looking at a wide range of factors in the lives of the two groups of study participants at the age of 40. The "preschool advantage" documented in this research includes higher lifetime earnings, greater employment stability, higher educational attainment, greater family stability, and dramatically reduce involvement with crime. Together these benefits result in a public benefit of almost $17 for every public dollar invested in the programme. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

How High/Scope Grew Ref: [RP10]

This memoir is the late High/Scope President Emeritus David P. Weikart's account of why and how the High/Scope Foundation was established and of his work to assure its continued relevance in an ever-changing world. This is a fascinating account of how change has been brought about in the United States and around the world. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

You Can't Come to my Birthday Party! Conflict Resolution With Young Children Ref: [EYB15]

This is a comprehensive publication. It includes guidelines for preventing conflict and creating emotionally healthy educational environments. It describes how adults can help children find alternatives to hurtful words and fighting by settling differences through a practical six step mediation process. It contains dramatic photo sequences of children and adults resolving conflict. Author Betsy Evans is a teacher, teacher trainer, and educational consultant with 30 years experience working with children. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

Preschool Readers and Writers, Early Literacy Strategies for Teachers Ref: [EYB28]

Based on findings of recent studies, this publication presents researched-based, classroom-tested ways of bringing the magic and joy of reading to young children. It explains how children's reading and writing develop in the preschool years and what adults can do to encourage these processes. It is full of timely tips, activity ideas, materials lists, photos, and classroom examples. Currently obtainable from High/Scope UK or from www.highscope.org online store

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