This book brings Arts Education sharply into focus as a meaningful, learning experience for children of pre-school and primary age (3-11 years).

The pedagogy of Maria Montessori.

The idea for instigating this book was simple: to provide an international platform for professionals so that they can voice their perspectives on how the Montessori philosophy has impacted them. Our curiosity led us to contact twelve renowned authors from around the world to share their views and we are enormously proud and grateful to present their perspectives in this book.

Our appreciation goes out to Saxion and Thomas More Universities of Applied Science...

ISBN 9781905174362

Fast Track Book AB works extremely well with children who have begun to read, but are falling behind because they have difficulty decoding unfamiliar words. It is an abridged version of Dancing Bears Book A and Dancing Bears Book B. It is suitable for pupils with a reading age of between 7½ and 9 years.

Placement: If your pupil can read this sentence word-perfect and without prompting:

‘Our teacher is waiting for us in the hall.’

you should start with Fast Track Book ...

What if... Your new home has a strange noise?

Come to think of it: this sounds like a ghost.

Luna and Lisa come to realise that a

ghost is living in the basement of their new home!

What to do next..?

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Bear Necessities is designed for children who need extra support with the basics of learning to read; children who are learning letter-sound correspondences but are struggling with starting to read. All pupils must complete Bear Necessities A1 before starting this book.

Flashcards—which are used at the start and end of each session—teach children instantaneous recognition of single letter sounds and unambiguous digraphs (e.g., or, ck, th). Multi–sensory boxes reinforce letter formation ...

Lin arrives on a big ship from far-off China.

He’s come to visit his friend Titus, who lives with his jolly mouse family in the attic of a master potter.

The mice proudly show Lin what their master makes: the finest Delft Blue.

The Princess of Orange has herself ordered a vase. But then something dreadful happens...

Luckily, Lin saves the day!

An adventure in blue and white!

A mouse fairytale with references to the art of Vermeer, Carel Fabricius and other painters from the Dutch Golden Ag...