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The Nile on eBay Supporting Children's Creativity through Music, Dance, Drama and Art by Fleur Griffiths This book shows practitioners how they can implement the themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework in a creative way through language, gestures, body movements, drawing and music creating shared meanings in a playful context. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An essential part of children's development in the early years involves creative engagement through language, gestures, body movements, drawing, music, and creating shared meanings in playful contexts.Supporting Children's Creativity through Music, Dance, Drama and Art brings together contributions from a range of early years practitioners and professionals, sharing their 'creative conversations' and helping readers to implement the themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework in a creative way. Including a new chapter to explore the relationships between music and movement, this second edition has been fully updated and covers: How to incorporate music-making and storytelling in the classroom How to use stories of practice to inspire reflection and change How to extend, challenge and sustain children's interests How to make use of the 'Talking Table' and 'Helicopter' approaches How to become an effective play-partner How to improve practice with interactive strategies and music for well-being How to use observation to inspire planning and learning projects. Appealing to all with an interest in early years practice, this new edition demonstrates how parents, carers and practitioners can put excitement and inspiration back into the learning process, guiding them to encourage and support the creative capacities of young children. Author Biography Fleur Griffiths is a retired nursery teacher/educational psychologist/Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Sunderland University, UK. In retirement she has worked on a contract basis as an educational consultant in Foundation Stage settings in local authorities. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroduction Overture1. Welcome, wonder and magic: words on the fence of a Romanian KindergartenMaking time and spaceDancing on the decking: an observation 2. Listening more and talking less: nurturing children's creativity 3. Enriched environments: a dialogue with people, places and materialsStory-making4. Creative conversations: the Talking Table The A-Z of children who visit the Talking Table5. From scribble to story: making meaning from marks in pencil and paint6. Storytelling and story-acting: putting positive interaction into actionMusic-making Music round a cloth 7. Musical movers: creative ideas for using movement with young children 8. The Sounds of Leaping: exploring relationships between music and movementThe Jam Jar Project: a conversational accountCoda9. Conversations for changeReading and resources Details ISBN 1138208035 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1138208035 ISBN-13 9781138208032 Format Paperback Edition 2nd Imprint Routledge Subtitle Creative Conversations in the Early Years Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415489669 Edited by Fleur Griffiths Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd DEWEY 372.5044 Author Fleur Griffiths Media Book Affiliation formerly of University of Sunderland, UK Illustrations 46 Halftones, color Publication Date 2017-09-28 Short Title Supporting Children's Creativity Through Music, Dance, Drama and Art Language English UK Release Date 2017-09-28 AU Release Date 2017-09-28 NZ Release Date 2017-09-28 Pages 170 Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9781138208018 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Textbook 1 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117220333;