Engaging primary children in mathematics
By: Margaret Sangster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781472580276; 9781472580269; 9781472580290; 9781472580283
Subjects: Mathematics; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: "Effective teaching is a combination of technical skills and knowledge but good teachers also need to understand how children learn and how they can most effectively be taught. Engaging Primary Children in Mathematics explores the various strategies for engaging children in mathematical learning in light of theory and practice and encourages readers to think about their own classroom approach to the teaching of primary mathematics. The importance of creating a learning environment in which children can learn to be young mathematicians, where they can explore, create and solve problems, cannot be underestimated. Margaret Sangster shows how readers can develop their practice by reviewing a range of approaches to the teaching of mathematics and the development of those young mathematicians, with examples of thought-provoking activities to inform their own practice"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.