Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage

Book excerpt: Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage is a fantastic new edition of a long-established resource for Early Years practitioners. The new edition incorporates the whole Early Years age range from birth to five and includes old favourites alongside exciting new songs, rhymes and activities. Authors Sue Nicholls, Sally Hickman and Patricia Scott have fully revised this edition to support the 2014 Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.Music Express Early Years Foundation Stage comprises a book and three audio CDs, and is supported by videos, graphics and lesson plans on the Early Years section of the Music Express website. Forty-two starting points and holistic activities guide the practitioner through the revised curriculum for Early Years from birth to Early Learning Goals. Arranged in popular themes within the areas of learning and development, the content ranges holistically from songs, stories and rhymes to dances and games for indoor and outdoor learning. The fresh, new design incorporates photographic images of children in real play situations, and includes new features such as ideas for child-initiated learning and parent participation, plus even more activities for exploring the outdoor environment.