Subject Learning in the Primary Curriculum: Issues in English, Science and Maths

The various articles in this collection have been selected to critically examine aspects of subject learning in the primary curriculum, and the implications for teaching strategies within the primary classroom.

Education & Teaching

Briggs, Mary

Murphy,Patricia

Bourne, Jill

Selinger, Michelle

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Creative Teaching: Mathematics in the Primary Classroom

This stimulating text shows how primary mathematics can be creative, exciting and enjoyable. Offering teachers a dynamic and different perspective, it enables them to see and teach in creative ways that will develop their pupil’s mathematical thinking potential.  Creative Teaching: Mathematics in the Primary Classroom encourages students, trainees and practicing teachers to envision and develop a classroom where children can take risks, enjoy and experiment with mathematical thinking, and discover and pursue their interests and talents in an imaginative yet purposeful way. This second edition contains key updates to reflect the changes to the primary curriculum and includes:    new sections on: specialist teaching, parental engagement and approaches to homework;    creative classroom environments;    working walls, displays and outdoor settings;    links to assessment, speaking, listening and learning theory;    use of media, film, news and stories for creative learning;    cross-curricula work.   Featuring reflective tasks in every chapter, this book will prove essential and inspiring reading for all trainee and practising teachers looking to develop their creative practice. Aimed at primary and early years trainee teachers, NQTs and experienced teachers, this is a timely publication for teachers and schools seeking to broaden their maths curriculum, making it more creative and appealing to young minds.

Davis, Sue

This stimulating text shows how primary mathematics can be creative, exciting and enjoyable. Offering teachers a dynamic and different perspective, it enables them to see and teach in creative ways that will develop their pupil’s mathematical thinking potential. 
Creative Teaching: Mathematics in the Primary Classroom encourages students, trainees and practicing teachers to envision and develop a classroom where children can take risks, enjoy and experiment with mathematical thinking, and discover and pursue their interests and talents in an imaginative yet purposeful way. This second edition contains key updates to reflect the changes to the primary curriculum and includes: <ul><ul>
<li>new sections on: specialist teaching, parental engagement and approaches to homework; </li> <li>creative classroom environments; </li> <li>working walls, displays and outdoor settings; </li> <li>links to assessment, speaking, listening and learning theory; </li> <li>use of media, film, news and stories for creative learning; </li> <li>cross-curricula work. </li> </ul></ul>
Featuring reflective tasks in every chapter, this book will prove essential and inspiring reading for all trainee and practising teachers looking to develop their creative practice. Aimed at primary and early years trainee teachers, NQTs and experienced teachers, this is a timely publication for teachers and schools seeking to broaden their maths curriculum, making it more creative and appealing to young minds.

The Guinness book of wild flowers (Britain's natural heritage)

Guinness Superlatives

Play-based Learning in the Primary School

Play-based Learning in the Primary School demonstrates the value of play in all its different forms as a highly effective medium for teaching and learning across the curriculum. Authors Mary Briggs and Alice Hansen explore how play can be used to increase engagement, motivation and fun in learning situations, examining the theoretical principles of play for learning, types of play for older children, planned and facilitating play-based learning, using thematic approaches when working with individuals, groups and whole classes, in addition to covering important teaching issues such as assessment, inclusion and transition out of primary education.

Hansen, Alice

Sage Publications Ltd.

The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary mathematics. Covering the key skills of planning, monitoring and assessment and class management, it relates these specifically to primary mathematics. The 5th edition of this popular text includes new features making specific links to Every Child Matters and outlining how ICT can be embedded into the teaching of primary Mathematics. This text is an indispensable guide for primary trainees on the theory and practice required for effective and creative mathematics teaching. Includes features and activities to help the reader make links between theory and practice.

Primary Mathematics: Teaching Theory and Practice (Achieving QTS Series)

Science & Math

Mooney, Claire

FLETCHER, MIKE

McCullouch, Judith

Mathematics

Learning Matters

The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary mathematics. Covering the skills of planning, monitoring and assessment and class management, it relates these specifically to primary mathematics. With full coverage of the theory and practice required for effective and creative mathematics teaching, this text is an essential guide for all trainees working towards QTS. Throughout, practical guidance and features support trainees to translate this learning to the classroom, embed ICT in their lessons and to understand the wider context of their teaching. This Sixth Edition includes links to the 2012 Teachers′ Standards and notes on the new National Curriculum.

Teaching and Learning Early Years Mathematics: Subject and Pedagogic Knowledge (Critical Teaching)

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