Early Years

Bénin Books (2014)

5-book set

Ref. #92.814
Baké, Les arbres, Apprends à compter, 
Je me lave les mains

 and Je veux devenir 

docteure.

 The Bénin Big Book Collection is 

a set of five large-format French language 
texts written and photographed by a 
group of educators in the West African 
country of Bénin. The simple language 
and colourful photographs that depict 
the lives of children are appropriate for 
a range of grades as children develop 
French language reading skills.

Conversations: Learning in the 

Early Years (2014) 

DVD & Facilitator Guide

Ref. #93.772
This resource features video segments of 
Dr. Kimberly Bezaire sharing her insights 
and research and provides discussion and 
reflection questions to explore learning in 
the early years. 

Math: Happens in Kindergarten 

(2014)

DVD & Facilitator Guide

Ref. #93.773
This video is divided into segments which 
captures conversation with Dr. Douglas 
Clements on how educators can create 
opportunities for powerful mathematics 
in the early years. 

Observation: A Window Into 

Children’s Thinking (2014)

DVD & Facilitator Guide

Ref. #93.774
This video and accompanying facilitator’s 
guide discusses questions asked by 
educators about the observation of 
children in the Kindergarten context. 
Dr. Pat Dickinson shares her insights 
throughout the video.

Learning In the Early Years: 

Exploring Our Thinking (2014) 

Resource

Ref. #92.145
This resource focuses on the child as 
learner, the educator in the classroom, 
the learning environment and powerful 
classroom play. It explores effective 
practices in the early years, provides 
reflective questions for educators to think 
about and next steps to take. 

Learning in the Early Years: 

Professional Learning Resources 

for Educators (2014) 

Package

Ref. #93.771
This resource package includes the 
three Early Years resources (Math, 
Observation

 and Conversations) with the 

corresponding facilitator guides and a 
copy of the Learning in the Early Years: 
Exploring Our Thinking

 resource. 

Professional Learning in the 

Early Years (2014)

This new website has been created 
as a companion to ETFO’s Learning 
in the Early Years

 workshop series. 

The website will support educator teams, 
individual teachers, designated early 
childhood educators and teacher leaders 
across Ontario and includes classroom 
tours, videos and a photo gallery. 

www.etfopley.ca

$15

$15

$15

$5

$35

ETFO PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE CATALOGUE

4

$125