Collins International Science Foundation Teacher's Guide
Collins International Science Foundation and Foundation Plus provide inspirational, fun and age-appropriate learning for children in early years and kindergarten classes.
The materials have been developed in consultation with expert practitioners to be easy to use in the classroom and to support children following a range of early years curricula and who are preparing for their first year of primary education in an international school, including schools following the Cambridge Assessment International Education primary framework.
The course introduces young children to concepts they will later study in science in an age-appropriate way through topic-based discovery and activity-based learning, with plenty of opportunities to explore science through games and hands-on exploration. Careful progression ensures children develop the skills they need to be ready for science in their first year of primary and beyond.
Each level comprises Activity Books A, B and C – one for each term – supported by a carefully selected collection of colourful stimulus materials in the Reading Anthology and Teacher’s Guide. Schools can opt to use the course over one or two school years.
The Teacher’s Guides provide accessible support for teachers and teaching assistants, including detailed guidance, ideas for science in the early years classroom, support for assessment, advice on resources, songs and games, and additional photocopiable activity sheets.
Collins International Science Foundation and Foundation Plus can be used on their own, or alongside Collins International English Foundation and Foundation Plus and Collins International Maths Foundation and Foundation Plus to provide a comprehensive early-years programme.
Arabella Koopman has been both a pre-school teacher and head teacher in South Africa. She has written many publications for pre-school and primary school, and specialises in children’s language and literacy development in multilingual environments. She has also worked in INSET developing and providing short courses and workshops for pre-school and primary teachers.
Fiona Macgregor is a writer and materials developer with over thirty years of experience. Her work is centred around reading and language acquisition – including in early years setting – in Africa, the Caribbean, India and the Middle East and has included training for teachers who work in multilingual classrooms, and those who work with large classes of mixed-ability learners. She began life as a teacher, and remains passionate about education.