What’s it made of? Materials Big Book

What’s it Made of? is an excellent resource for early childcare educators, helping children explore a wide range of materials, their origins, and their uses. It encourages children to think critically about materials and their impact on health and the environment.

Key Benefits for Educators:

• Matter & Materials: Helps children understand different materials and their properties.
• Lifecycle of Materials: Explores how materials are made and their lifecycle.
• Processes: Introduces the processes involved in creating and using materials.
• Critical Thinking: Encourages children to think critically about material use.
• Earth’s Cycles: Explores natural cycles related to materials.
• Recycling, Reusing, and Donating: Promotes sustainable practices.
• Environmental Impact and Sustainability: Highlights the importance of sustainable material use.

Learning Outcomes:

• Enhanced understanding of materials and their properties
• Awareness of the lifecycle and processes of materials
• Development of critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of recycling, reusing, and donating
• Understanding of environmental impact and sustainability

The book includes free downloadable teachers’ notes with curriculum links to help design engaging learning experiences. Its large A3 format (297mm x 420mm) and 22 pages make it an excellent tool for stimulating discussions and investigations about materials in both natural and built environments.