Teaching and Learning in the Early Years

David Whitebread is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education, University of Cambridge, UK.Penny Coltman is a Lecturer in Early Years Education, University of Cambridge, UK.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Young Children Learning and Early Years TeachingDavid Whitebread PART A: Basic Principles and ApproachesChapter 2: ‘Our classroom is like a little cosy house!’: Organising the early years classroom to encourage self-regulated learningDavid Whitebread with Rebecca Dawkins, Sue Bingham, Harriet Rhodes & Kate Hemming Chapter 3: 'My mum would pay anything for chocolate cake!' Organising the Whole Curriculum: Enterprise Projects in the Early YearsPenny Coltman, David Whitebread & Jayne Greenwood Chapter 4: 'When the chicks hatch a man will come and bring them yolk to eat’: Assessment in the early yearsAmy Arnold Chapter 5: "This is the best day of my life! And I’m not leaving here until it’s time to go home!": The Outdoor Learning EnvironmentChristine Parker PART B: Play & LanguageChapter 6: ‘Listen to my idea!’ Communication and Language in the Early YearsNancy Stewart Chapter 7: 'It is only a story, isn't it?' Interactive Story-making in the Early Years ClassroomLesley Hendy Chapter 8: "I can write… on my own!" Writing in the Early YearsHelen Bradford Chapter 9: 'What's that dog thinking, Mrs. Bromley?' Picture Books and Learning to ReadHelen Bromley PART C: The Wider CurriculumChapter 10: 'We are passing the smile around' Personal, Social, Health and Emotional Education in the Early YearsSue BinghamChapter 11: 'How do I do this better?' From Movement Development into Physical LiteracyTrish Maude Chapter 12: "I’ve got a song to sing": Creating a Musical Environment for Children in their Early YearsLinda BanceChapter 13: ‘Once there was someone who walked on the sky.’ Creativity in the Early YearsKate Cowan & Miles Berry Chapter 14: 'How many toes has a newt?' Science in the Early Years Penny Coltman Chapter 15: ‘How many shapey ones have you got?’ : Number and Shape in the Early YearsSue Gifford & Penny Coltman Chapter 16: 'But what does it do?' Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Early Years: An Emergent ApproachJohn Siraj-Blatchford Chapter 17: So what is long ago and where is far away.....? A sense of time and placeJayne Greenwood & Holly Linklater Chapter 18: "Why is she all yellowy Miss?" "Why have you got two mums" "You can’t use the pink - you’re a boy!" : Embracing diversity & difference in the Early YearsNatalie Heath PART D: The Way ForwardChapter 19: Whatever Next? Future Trends in Early Years EducationMary Jane Drummond Index

'The fact that the book is now in its fourth edition speaks for itself, showing the value placed on the book by practitioners.Full of good ideas, this is a highly readable book which merits a place in every Early Years setting and will also be a valuable resource for students.'- Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch