Further Reading

The following books and journals will be of interest in relation to Froebelian principles and practice in early years education:

Books

Athey, Chris. Extending Thought in Young Children: a Parent-Teacher Partnership. Paul Chapman Publishing, 1991.
[ISBN 1 85396 118 3]

Bruce, Tina. Time to Play in Early Childhood Education. Hodder Arnold, 1991.
[ISBN 0 340 53878 3]

Bruce, Tina, Anne Findlay, Jane Read, and Mary Scarborough. Recurring Themes in Education. Paul Chapman Publishing, 1995.
[ISBN 1 85396 264 3]

Bruce, Tina. Developing Learning in Early Childhood – 0-8 Years. Paul Chapman Publishing, 2003.
[ISBN 0 7619 474 2]

Bruce, Tina. Early Childhood Education. 3rd ed. Hodder Arnold, 2005.
[ISBN 0 340 88972 1]

Bruce, Tina, and Carolyn Meggitt. Early Childhood Education. 3rd ed. Hodder Arnold, 2006.
[ISBN 0 340 92539 6]

Gura, Pat, and Tina Bruce, eds. Exploring Learning: Young Children and Blockplay. Paul Chapman Publishing, 1992.
[ISBN 1 85396 171 X]

Liebschner, Joachim. A Child’s Work: Freedom and Guidance in Froebel’s Educational Theory and Practice. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2001.
[ISBN 0 7188 2835 6]

North, Adrian, and David Hargreaves. The Social and Applied Psychology of Music, by Adrian North and David Hargreaves. OUP, 2008.
[ISBN: 978-0-19-856742-4]

Stranack, David. Schools at War: The Story of Education, Evacuation and Endurance in the Second World War. Phillimore & Co Ltd, 2005.
[ISBN 1 86077 338 9]

Tafuri, Johannella. Infant Musicality. Ashgate, 2008.
[978-0-7546-6512-0]

Journals

Early Childhood Practice: the Journal for Multi-Professional Partnerships. (Est. 1999)

History of Education (Special Issue – Guest Editor Kevin J Brehony): ‘Early Years Education: some Froebelian Contributions’. 35.2 (March 2006).

History of Education Quarterly, May 2009 issue.

Downloadable file

I made a Unicorn! Open-ended play with blocks and simple materials (Community Playthings, 2009).