Teaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (3-7)

Teaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (3¿7) celebrates young children¿s amazing capabilities as scientists, designers and technologists. Research-based yet practical and accessible, it demonstrates how scientific designing and making activities are natural to young children, and have the potential for contributing to all aspects of their learning.

By identifying the scientific and technological concepts, skills and activities being developed, the book enables the reader to make more focused diagnostic observations of young children and plan for how they can help move them forward in their learning. This third edition has been thoroughly updated and features:

• fresh insights into young children¿s learning from neuroscience and ¿new-materialist¿ perspectives;
• a UK-wide perspective on Early Years curricula and how they support the inclusion of science and technology as an entitlement for young children;
• new ca