Guest Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 What are peoples opinions of the series 'The Little Book of...'? I have seen the front covers on a flyer but wanted to know a bit more - particularly the parachute one, the outdoor ones and the circle time one. Thanks Megsmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Megsmum - If you have a look at our book recommendations page (here), you'll see quite a few references to them, including the parachutes one. They always seem to be highly recommended - usually short but very condensed in content. A couple are included in our product reviews as well, which give a more in depth opinion. Here's one. Regards, Jamiesdad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Megsmum We have got several of the little books and have found them really useful. We have the parachute play book and it has some nice activities. They also give you the areas of learning and ELG's each activity covers-which is very handy. And they're not overly expensive either-always a bonus. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Thanks Steve for the links and Linda for the recommendations (never thought to do a search, been on a course until 9.30 brain not functioning ) The recommendations are great - think I will go for the ones I was interested in. What a quick response from you Megsmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I think they are really good and used them for lots of ideas. If you dodn't want to get them from Featherstone then you can buy them from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I have 6 or 7 of these books and think they're great. They contain a lot of stuff that you may already plan for as excellent practitioners ( ), but there are also some interesting spin-offs. Personally I enjoy dedicating a while from my PPA time to sitting and looking through them for inspiration. I think they're generally a pound cheaper from Amazon than the published price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I love 'em, for all the reasons given! I can always find a good idea if I'm stuck, and the activities are very flexible and child-centred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 we have the whole set, they are fab.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 thought the nursery rhyme one pretty poor... just had a load of familiar rhymes in (got those already) was expecting to see lots of ideas based on the rhymes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tinkerbell Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I love the science one and base the class science work on them,I would buy lots if I had the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 we've got the little book of messy play which is great, plus one other I can't remember (brain must be starting to chill out as half term ends). Very simple ideas, some quite messy to that's good! Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 i LOVE them - would buy them all if i won the lottery! the phonic book is great when you need to collect a few objects for sounds games (especially when my brain stops working and i can't think of anything! ) i've got maths activities, maths songs/games, phonic, parachute amoung others it's worth looking on amazon for cheaper copies - never seen them on ebay though! (my latest one came yesterday! got in trouble with O/H for buying it though, he asked when will i have enough resources that i can stop buying them - oh how naive!!!! good luck and enjoy love twinkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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