Emotional literacy and health and wellbeing have been placed at the heart of good practice by the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, and the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, and this book provides clear guidance and lots of practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting. Offering an explanation of emotional literacy, why it matters and how to make it happen in practice, this book looks at ways to promote and develop emotional literacy with young children through: - Circle Time - drama - storytelling - physical education - outdoor play - active learning It highlights the benefits of this ethos for all, and looks at how the emotionally literate setting supports inclusion and promotes achievement. Full of case studies of children aged 3 to 8, ideas for practice, photographs, points for reflection, photocopiable materials, and accompanied by a wide range of downloadable material available on the SAGE website, this is an indispensable guide for the early years practitioner. It is highly relevant to those looking at the transition from Early Years to Primary education, as well as the social, emotional and behavioural needs of young children.
This text provides guidance and practical strategies for how to implement this ethos in your setting.
Emotional Literacy in the Early Years: Helping Children Balance Body and Mind
Explores how teachers, parents and carers can support and encourage children to become aware of and understand their feelings.
This indicator, designed for use with the early years age group, provides a quick and straightforward format for parents, teachers, social workers or any significant adult working in a supportive role with a young child, to gain an ...
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These training methods are based on Steiner's research and 20 years of experience in emotional literacy - real-life examples reinforcing the theories appear throughout the book.
This book offers an introduction to social-emotional literacy, followed by activities related to emotions such as empathy, friendship, grief and self-esteem, aiming to embed this literacy training into daily school and home activities to ...
With work from leading international experts across disciplines, this book synthesizes the latest research on emotions in education.
Suitable for teachers of children aged four-eight years, this title shows how teachers can collaborate with parents in addressing children's educational and emotional needs. It presents a variety of classroom...
"This step-by-step program opens the door to achieving emotional power.