The Primary Learner's Toolkit: Implementing a Creative Curriculum (Independent Thinking Series)

This is an essential resource for supporting the best teaching framework in primary schools. It discusses implementing a creative curriculum through cross-curricular projects; developing social and emotional intelligence; and creating truly independent learners, confident and resilient in their ability to learn and learn well. The book contains lesson plans and teacher's notes along with a CD-ROM in the back of the book has all the student forms and worksheets necessary for the lessons. Lessons include: --getting to know yourself
--taking responsibility for your own life
--persistence and resilience
--setting goals for life
--controlling moods
--caring for your mind and body
--building brain power
--asking questions
--developing willpower
--pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
--prioritizing and planning
Possessing these vital competencies will help children learn better and be able to contribute more effectively in school. It will also enable them to thrive in the increasingly fast-paced world of the 21st Century.