ART & CRAFT THEMES

Art and Craft Themes is a comprehensive, well organized resource of interesting age appropriate craft activities based on the following popular early childhood themes: My backyard, Space, The circus, The farm, Transport, The zoo, Colours, Fairies, The beach, Teddy bears and Dinosaurs. The activities in this digital book will engage young children, challenge them, promote their independence and provide them with many hours of fun. Discussing and playing with the craft they create can provide numerous incidental opportunities for children to also develop literacy and numeracy concepts. This title features a comprehensive collection of more than 60 craft activities to be completed by early years children. It is based around 11 popular early childhood themes. It supports the development of fine motor skills, creativity and literacy. It offers challenging but age appropriate fine motor tasks. It also features practice in cutting, tracing, colouring and gluing. It provides opportunities to construct craft with minimal adult help, fostering independence and promoting self esteem. It also offers attractive 2 D and 3 D constructions suitable for home and school play.

It requires minimal additional resources. It includes ideas for using and displaying craft. It offers opportunities for teachers to incidentally develop literacy and numeracy concepts.