Knowledge and Understanding of the World

This series of books will provide practical activities to support the Early Learning Goals (QCA).

Six of the books will focus on one of the Areas of Learning and a seventh provides a range of photocopiable sheets.

The books will be organised to provide a chapter for each cluster of Early Learning Goals (ie Dispositions and attitudes in PSED) with activities supporting a range of the appropriate Stepping Stones. This book provides a range of activities to cover the Early Learning Goals for Knowledge and Understnding of the World. Divided into chapters, one for each cluster of Early Learning Goals, the activities provide comprehensive coverage of the Stepping Stones and Early Learning Goals.

Chapters cover Exploration and investigation, Designing and making skills, Information and Communication Technology, Sense of time, Sense of place and Cultures and beliefs. Ideas include setting up a bird garden, taking turns as ICT monitor in the group and making individual achievement books.

A total of 18 photocopiables provide additional support.