PACKTA - Peninsula and Chelsea Kindergarten Teachers Association

PACKTA Library list as of February 2008

1. MORE THAN ONE WAY TO PLAN

A practical approach to planning and programming in Early Childhood - Lady Gowire Child centre, Sydney Includes over 20 planning proformas for you to photocopy)

2.PLAY BASED PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

Rosemary Perry ( Promotes a play based curriculum, interesting, informative reading, read in conjunction with Marketing Play)

3.MARKETING PLAY

Using Marketing strategies  to explain the benefits of a Play Approach in Early childhood Education. The Folly of a top down curriculum - Rosemary Milne (B&W photos, large format, easy read)

4.DESIGNS FOR LIVING AND LEARNING

Transforming Early childhood environments - Deb Curtis and Margie Carter ( Includes colour phots, large format, easy read, inspiring and though provoking)

5. EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Julie Davies and Sue Elliot (A 'how to' for mainstreaming environmental education in pre-school. Helpful websites. Sue is also co-author of Jst discover etc)

6. EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Louise Porter - how to identify and meet the additional needs of children

7. YOUNG CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR

Louise Porter - in a very clear style this book advocates a 'guidance approach' to children's behaviour, very interesting.

8. CHILDREN ARE PEOPLE TOO

A parents's guide to Young children's behaviour - Louise Porter - very easy and interesting to read.

9. MORE THAN COUNTING

Whole Math activities for pre-school and kindergarten - Sally Moomaw and Brenda Hieronymus - one page per activity, with black and white photo for each. Easy to make activities.

10. RAPUNZEL'S SUPERMARKET

Ursula Kolbe - about children and their art, inspirational

11. JUST IMPROVISE

Sue Crook - play based experiences

12. JUST DISCOVER

Connecting Young children with the natural world - Tracey Young and Sue Eliot - small format, colour photos and easy read.

13. JUST INVESTIGATE

Science and Technology Expereinces for young children - Tracey Young and Sue Elliot - small format, colour photos and easy read 

14. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PLAY

Derry Koralek - re-affirms reasons for using a play based curriculum

15. MEETING THE CHALLENGE

Barbara Kaiser and Judy Rasminsky - strategies for dealing with challenging behaviours

16. RELAXATION FOR CHILDREN

Jenny Rickard - includes stretchers, body part awareness through program of ten sessions

17. THE LEARNING POWER OF LAUGHTER

Over 300 playful games, activities and ideas that promote learning with young children - Jackie Silberg - includes songs, jokes and poems.

18. YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

The project approach in the early Years - Judy Harris Helm and Lilian Katz

19. ACTIVE FOR LIFE

Steven Sanders - movement program for young children

20. START SCHOOL SMILING

Lanella Sweet and Fran Perceval - school readiness answers for parents questions, small book, easy read

21. THE HURRIED CHILD

Growing up too fast too soon - David Elkind - discussess the dangers of blurring the boundaries of what is age appropriate, paper back novel size

22. FOCUSED EARLY LEARNING

A planning framework for teaching young children - Gaye Gronlund - a 'how to' book for planning children's learning, 'how to' balance child choice and teacher led activities,'how to' observe and assess, includes actual observation notes and then what to do about them.

23. THERE'S MORE TO FOOD THAN EATING

Food foundation for children- Birth to Eight years-Julie Appleton, NArdine McCrae, Carla Patterson - includes step by step drawings of recipes to photocopy

24. A PEICE OF CAKE

Inclusive practices - Clare Boschetti 

If there are other titles you would like to see added to the library please let us know. Books are to be collected from Benton's Community Centre, Mt Martha

Connections - Preschool Field Officers

  Resource Folders avaiable to borrow.

• Understanding and managing difficult behaviour
• Planning for inclusion ( CALD and children with diverse needs
• Kindergarten and/or school readiness
• Self Esteem
• Outdoor environments
• Motor skills
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder ACTNOW fact sheets
• effective communication skills for kindergarten staff
• Communication language and speech

To borrow phone Sue or Jane on 59770423

or email Dale (dale.sosbey@connections.org.au)

             Sue   (sue.hale@connections.org.au)

Delivery and pick up of folders will be arranged when you talk to the staff. Borrowing is usually for two weeks. All informaiton can be photocopied