This book provides exciting and original ideas for favourite early years themes. For each theme there are activities covering the six Areas of Learning as well as an accompanying action rhyme. Each activity includes links to the Stepping Stones and Early Learning Goals, enabling you to slot them into your planning with ease.

The themes covered in this book are:

• Ourselves – take a look at special things, feelings and
  families
• Minibeasts – from spinning spiders to creative
  creatures
• Growth – explore babies, plants and fl owers
• Weather – discover more with rainy day adventures
  and frosty fun
• Festivals – celebrate multicultural festivals with style
• Under the sea – create your own underwater world.