Teaching Problem-Solving and Thinking Skills through Science: Exciting Cross-Curricular Challenges for Foundation Phase, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two

This highly practical resource book presents ways in which teachers can help to develop children's problem-solving and thinking skills through a range of exciting science topics. The book contains classroom-based activities which have been trialled and evaluated by teachers and children, and helpfully shows how the skills developed through rigorous scientific investigations can be used across all areas of the curriculum.  The scientific curriculum requirements are extended with exciting and inspiring problem-solving activities that use scientific skills, for example:   fair-testing    pattern-seeking    surveying    classifying and identifying    investigations over time    designing    testing and adapting an artefact    open-ended exploration   The book contains learning objectives for each activity, step by step guidelines for carrying out each problem-solving activity, basic equipment that's needed, examples of learner's work and guidelines for assessment. This book is a must-buy for all early years and primary school teachers keen to encourage an inclusive but differentiated approach to the development of problem-solving and thinking skills in their pupils.

Education & Teaching

WALLACE, Belle

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Raising the Achievement of All Pupils Within an Inclusive Setting: Practical Strategies for Developing Best Practice

Schools everywhere are concerned with raising standards according to government requirements, particularly for those pupils who could be termed 'more able'. The key challenges revolve around government initiatives such as Every Child Matters, independent learning, inclusion and differentiation, thus making learning effective and successful for all pupils. The authors of this highly engaging book carried out extensive analysis of 12 key schools, selected for their representation of common challenging educational circumstances including working with children from: <ul>
<li>Multi-lingual and multi-ethnic communities</li> <li>Low socio-economic and disadvantaged communities</li> <li>Small rural schools and big inner city communities</li> <li>Schools with high levels of special educational needs</li> </ul>
All the case-study schools subscribe to the educational ethos of creating an environment for all pupils to discover their gifts and talents, and the authors show clearly how these findings can be applied in any school. Raising the Achievement of All Pupils Within an Inclusive Setting describes the strategies that have been developed to provide equal opportunities for all pupils, whilst accommodating different individual needs and rates of development. A major focus is on identifying and resolving underachievement in schools. Drawing upon intensive interviews with staff, pupils, parents and governors, the authors provide practical guidance for successfully raising motivation, achievement and educational standards in any school environment. Teachers, Gifted and Talented Co-ordinators and school leaders seeking guidance and inspiration from real-life schools will benefit from the down-to-earth, achievable advice offered in this book.

Montgomery, Diane

Winstanley, Carrie

Leyden, Sue

Pomerantz, Michael

Fitton, Sally

Teaching the very able child

Professional Library

Berry, Andrew

Cave, Diana

Discover and develop your pupils' strengths across the multiple intelligences by improving their problem solving skills. This book will:  tell teachers all they need to know about multiple intelligences and problem solving  provide a bank of problems that can be integrated into any lesson plan help teachers to identify gifted and able pupils  guide schools on how to organize their curriculum using example curriculum plans.  For teachers working across the Foundation Stage, Key Stages One and Two, Headteachers and those working at management level.

Thinking Skills and Problem-Solving - An Inclusive Approach: A Practical Guide for Teachers in Primary Schools (Nace/Fulton Publication)

Engineering & Transportation

Maker, June

Engineering

David Fulton Publishers

Using History to Develop Thinking Skills at Key Stage 2 (Nace/Fulton Publication)

This practical resource book presents ways in which teachers can help to develop children's problem solving and thinking skills through a range of history topics. The book contains classroom-based activities that have been tried and evaluated by teachers and children. Most importantly, the contributors also show how the skills developed through rigorous historical investigations can be used across all areas of the curriculum.   Topics covered include a detailed account of a world history investigation on Ancient Egypt; teaching historical skills using artifacts; small group work on local history, the Vikings and the Second World War; working in depth on aspects of the Tudors; and developing writing skills through a study of the Romans.

History

Ancient Civilizations

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