Making Numbers shares exemplars of good practice drawing on the latest research on using manipulatives to develop understanding of arithmetic. Focusing initially on the teaching of numbers from 1-12, Making Numbers progresses to 200 and beyond, including ideas for teaching partitioning, arrays, and times tables. Making Numbers was written by experts with decades of experience in primary mathematics education, Professor Rose Griffi ths, Dr. Sue Gifford and Dr. Jenni Back, based on their Nuffield Foundation funded research and development project Using Manipulatives in the Foundations of Arithmetic.

Making Numbers: Using manipulatives to teach arithmetic

Children's Books

Griffiths, Rose

Gifford, Sue

Back, Jenni

Education & Reference

Oxford University Press

What do we know from research about how three to five year olds learn mathematics, bearing in mind their social, emotional, physical and cognitive development? What are the most important aspects of mathematics for young children to learn and how might children learn them? How should adults 'teach' mathematics to children so young? This book provides a research background for adults helping three to five year olds learn mathematics, including social and emotional processes as well as key mathematical ideas and common difficulties. It includes implications for practice and proposes a playful and sensitive approach. It is illustrated with examples from the author's own research and work with practitioners.

Teaching Mathematics 3-5

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Open University Press

Mathematics in the Primary School: A Sense of Progression

Now in its third edition, Mathematics in the Primary School has been updated to reflect recent mathematics curriculum documentation and revised standards for QTS. Key areas include:  The role of talk in learning maths Teacher questioning Development of children’s reasoning Creative engagement with maths  Assessment for learning and self assessment  Suggested resources for teachers including ICT   Providing a coherent set of principles for teaching primary mathematics across the main topics in the curriculum, the authors explore children’s understanding of key areas of mathematics, at reception, infant and junior levels. Important principles and teaching approaches are identified, including the use of calculators and computers, and there is an emphasis on mental mathematics and problem solving supporting key issues raised by the Williams review (2008). Case studies are used throughout to illustrate how different teaching approaches are put into practice and how children respond to them, and there is advice on planning, organisation and assessment of mathematical learning in the classroom. Emphasising the importance of teachers’ own mathematical knowledge and offering clear guidance and practical advice, this book is essential reading for students, NQTs and practising teachers with a focus on primary mathematics.

Pepperell, Sandy

Hopkins, Christine

Tallant, Peter

Routledge

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