Resource Details
Growing Up Global
Description:
This comprehensive handbook has a range of activities that can be used in nurseries, toddler groups and by childminders. There are twelve chapters divided into two main sections. The first focuses on various themes such as food, family and the environment and the second uses six countries as starting points for activities. Each chapter contains a range of activities, background information, dos and don’ts, songs and games, stories and ideas for extension. At the front there are learning objectives and suggestions of ways to include a global dimension into early years work. There are also guidelines on how activities fit into government initiatives such as healthy schools, every child matters, birth – 3 matters and QCA foundation stage. Additional resources include booklists, websites links and an accompanying CD containing the handbook as a PDF and all the images available for printing.
Items:
Book, CD-ROM
- Price: £19.95
- No of Pages: 131
- Reprint Year 2008
Items |
| Subjects: |
English: literature/story, Mathematics, Music, PSHE / PSE / PSED
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| Topics: |
Environment, Family, Food, Play and toys
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| Age Ranges: |
3-5
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| Keystages: |
Pre-school
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| Countries / Regions: |
China, Ghana, India, Mexico, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago
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| Publication Date: |
2006
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| Publishers: |
Reading International Solidarity Centre
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Reviews:
Submitted on
June 20 2007
by
Jennie Lindon
Early years, school and out-of-school practitioners want ideas to ensure that diversity of culture and ethnic group is reflected in experiences offered to children. This team of authors has brought together a well-organised book, reproduced on the accompanying CD-Rom, with many tried and tested practical activities. Part I is organised around themes that make sense to children, such as 'me and my family'. Part II homes in on six world locations to bring an informed global dimension. The authors stress the uniqueness of stories, creative activities or physical games as well as the opportunities for all children to find common ground across cultural backgrounds.
The book is intended to be used as a resource that enables practitioners to think and not simply work through a checklist of multicultural activities.
It challenges common misunderstandings, such as of talking of Africa as a country rather than a large and diverse continent. The authors stress that all children need to build a positive identity, grounded in respect for their own culture. I think the it would be strengthened with more examples of UK cultural traditions - maybe that can be part of a second edition that hopefully will follow.
This review was featured as a Recommended Read in Nursery World Magazine (www.nurseryworld.co.uk) on 17.05.07.
