' The Reception Year in Action will take the understanding of outdoor play teaching & learning to a new level. Everyone who is involved with early years education & care should read this book!' Helen Bilton University of Reading UK ' This is a fantastic book...it shows exactly how an excellent reception class is organised & run. There is a clear theoretical underpinning to the practice described & the photos really bring the text alive.' Margaret Edgington independent early years consultant & trainer a Children thrive when a reception class is organised & managed by the adults but led by the children. They learn & develop if they are in a stimulating environment which is carefully organised & when observations are used to support their 'next steps'. They take risks & surpass expectations when they have clear routines & boundaries combined with a supportive staff & an enabling environment. The Reception Year in Action offers a unique insight into the workings of a highly successful Reception class as it progresses through a complete academic year. The book covers all aspects of practice from the organisation of the classroom & garden & the rationale behind this to the routines & boundaries that ensure children are safe happy & therefore able to explore & learn. It tracks the events of each month in the year paying particular attention to the environment the role of the adult links with parents children's individual needs & the key areas of learning & development. At each stage Anna Ephgrave gives the reason behind each decision & shows what the outcomes have been for the children. This revised edition has been updated to show how the methods described complement the revised Early Years Foundation Stage Framework & how the planning system has been received under the new Ofsted framework. Key Features include: photocopiable pages of planning sheets record keeping sheets sample letters to parents & role play resources also available for download; over 150 full-colour photographs to illustrate practice; lists of resources & materials; examples of recorded observations & planning for next steps; guidance on what to look for when assessing children's progress. Written by an advanced skills teacher who is gaining national recognition for her practice this book provides teachers with the practical ideas & evidence of success to work with complete confidence in a way that is rewarding manageable & above all best for the children. ...

This maths workbook is ideal for pupils in Reception working at home or in class. It contains a variety of questions on a range of topics matched to the KS1 National Curriculum to give pupils lots of practice & there are some funny cartoons to keep them interested. Tear-out answers are at the back. ...

Get lost in one of Pernambuco's colourful colonial towns before heading to Taumbau's beautiful beachfront & admiring the turquoise green ocean while soaking up Brazilian sunrays. Footprintfocus Recife & Northeast is the perfect companion for the adventurous traveller wanting to get the most out of this often overlooked region in South America's largest & most diverse country. Bursting with culture Recife & Northeast Brazil are home to one of Brazil's most engaging art scenes. From advice on how to visit dramatic gorges to essential information on some of South America's most authentic carnivals this guide will enable you to experience every corner of Brazil's most alluring region. *

Includes:: Rio Grande do Norte & Fortaleza. * Features the region's flourishing art scene as well as scenic hotspots. * Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay & eat. * Highlights map of the region plus detailed street maps for important towns & cities. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Loaded with practical advice on getting around as well as detailed information on the region's top attractions this Footprintfocus guide will prove an invaluable travelling companion. The content of Footprintfocus Recife & Northeast Brazil guide has been extracted from Footprint's Brazil Handbook.

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A recipe for life should be a simple thing: love & happiness family friends & a little food. But life is rarely straightforward... Alice wants to make the most of life
- after all she knows how fragile it can be
- & knows she never feels more alive than when she's cooking. Babetta has spent a lifetime tending the garden of her tiny house on the Italian coast supplying food to feed a family now grown & gone. One summer these two women are brought together in a crumbling Mediterranean villa with the shared language of food. There under the heat of the Italian sun or the shade of the pomegranate tree secrets will be spoken fears & hopes shared. But life's lessons are not learnt easily.

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Bestselling author & home cook Sally Bee is back with a collection of deliciously simple recipes that show how easy it is to follow a healthy diet for life. Many of us know the principles of healthy eating but actually incorporating them into daily life is much harder. Whether it's eating more fruit & vegetables reducing fat without losing flavour or feeding a family after work without the aid of a take-away menu Sally Bee explains how to make good food second nature. Sally isn't a dietician but a busy mum who knows how tough it can be to change eating habits. Her down-to-earth advice & realistic approach is borne from her own experience of life-threatening heart disease from which she recovered thanks to her own delicious & easy-to-follow eating plan. Sally understands how real people eat & how recipes must be quick & made with affordable readily available food. Her plan won't leave you feeling deprived or hungry but means that you can enjoy many of your favourite foods in a balanced way. Recipes for Life offers refreshingly simple advice & tasty dishes that will change your eating habits & help you enjoy a healthy mind & body
- not just for a few weeks but for life. Recipes include: Chicken Korma Healthy Chinese Chicken Wraps Smoked haddock & leek pie Healthy Fish Chips & Mushy Peas Roast Monkfish with Olives & Capers All-in-one Lentil & Sausage Casserole Spanish Pork & Bean Stew Caramelised Veggies with Sausages & Baked Sweet Potato Winter Salad Asparagus & Artichoke Salad with Wild Rice & Basil Dressing Pumpkin & mushroom lasagne Broccoli & Leek Bake Apricot & Pistachio Tart
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Take one aspiring cook. When Zoe Harper wins a coveted place in a televised cookery competition she can't wait to put her cooking skills to the test. Add a very desirable judge. But as the competition heats up she realises she's developing an inconvenient crush on one of the judges the truly delicious Gideon Irving. Stir in a heaped tablespoon of romance. All too soon there's more than canapes cupcakes & cordon bleu at stake. Will Zoe win the competition or is Gideon one temptation too far? ...

A keepsake book composed of 12 top-opening pockets to organise saved recipes cut from magazines newspapers handwritten from your granny or other sources. A couple sheets of stickers give readers the option to create their own categories. Contained in a hardcover format & with gorgeous illustrations by up-&-coming artist Katie Vernon the Recipe Keeper is a wonderful gift for the food lover and/or home cook & can be passed down from mother to daughter (or son) as a family keepsake. ...

Recipe inspiration comes from so many different places
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Recipes for Life" has been created to reflect nutritional needs with fun recipes aimed at children & all ages. The purpose of this book is to help & inform other families with ill children on the importance of nutrition. The aim is to reduce some of the severe side effects of chemotherapy & ultimately keep the children stronger throughout the treatment giving them the immune support needed to help fight this disease not only improving quality of life but also contributing to saving lives. This can also be applied to other illnesses including food intolerances." ...

They say there is no such thing as a perfect marriage but of course there is. A perfect marriage is where two people live together for most of their lives until death separates them. What there is no such thing as is an easy marriage. & when it comes to love people have somehow come around to equating love with ease". New York food writer Tressa returns from honeymoon worried that she has married her impossibly handsome new husband Dan out of late-thirties panic instead of love. In 1930s Ireland her grandmother Bernadine is married off to the local schoolteacher after her family are unable to raise a dowry for her to marry her true love Michael. During the first year of her marriage Tressa distracts herself from her stay-or-go dilemma by working on her grandmothers recipes searching for solace & answers through their preparation. Through the stories of these two women RECIPES FOR A PERFECT MARRIAGE challenges the modern ideal of romantic love as a given & ponders whether true love can really be learned. This story is written with so much heart its beat is palpable in every word on every page Cecelia Ahern author of P.S. I LOVE YOU" ...