Primary and middle schools Books

Book SynopsisThis book is Kath Murdoch''s masterpiece. It is immaculately researched, carefully argued, elegantly written, beautifully produced, and above all, incredibly useful and practical. -Guy Claxton, author of The Future of Teaching In Getting Personal with Inquiry Learning, world-renowned inquiry expert, Kath Murdoch, draws on decades of experience to offer a thorough, practical guide to supporting young learners'' investigations into their passions, interests and questions. Following her best-selling Power of Inquiry, this book invites teachers to take their thinking about inquiry to the next level and to truly honour both their own and their students'' agency.  Getting Personal with Inquiry Learning offers educators a compelling argument for providing young people with opportunities to pursue their interests at school and provides a myriad of practical strategies to make this effective and manageable. Rich with classroom examples, templates to guide planning and accompanied by advice from a range of highly respected educators from around the world, this book beautifully connects theory and practice-achieving depth and accessibility.   Every progressive educator should make it a top priority to read this new book from Kath Murdoch. -Linda Kaser, Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education: BC Educators who recognize the value of self-directed, personalized learning have much to gain from this book... and their students will thank them for what they apply from it. -Jay McTighe, co-author of the Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins  Kath offers us the tools, frameworks, and resources not just to do inquiry, but to create the kind of classroom and school culture in which inquiry can flourish. -Ron Ritchhart, author of The Power of Making Thinking Visible

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Book SynopsisThe late John A. Van de Walle was a professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was a mathematics education consultant who regularly gave professional development workshops for K8 teachers in the United States and Canada. He visited and taught in elementary school classrooms and worked with teachers to implement student-centered math lessons. He co-authored the Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics K6 series and contributed to the Pearson School mathematics program, enVisionMATH. In addition, he wrote numerous chapters and articles for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) books and journals and was very active in NCTM, including serving on the Board of Directors, as the chair of the Educational Materials Committee, and as a frequent speaker at national and regional meetings. LouAnn H. Lovin is a professor of mathematics education at James Madison University (Virginia). She co-authored Table of Contents Part 1: Establishing a Student-Centered Environment 1 Setting a Vision for Learning High-Quality Mathematics  2 Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving  3 Creating Assessments for Learning  4 Differentiating Instruction  5 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children  6 Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Children with Exceptionalities  7 Collaborating with Families and Other Stakeholders Part 2: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics 8 Fraction Concepts and Computation 9 Decimal Concepts and Computation 10 The Number System 11 Ratios and Proportional Relationships 12 Algebraic Thinking: Expressions, Equations, and Functions 13 Developing Geometry Concepts 14 Exploring Measurement Concepts 15 Working with Data and Doing Statistics 16 Investigating Concepts of Probability Appendix A Common Core State Standards: Standards for Mathematical Practice Appendix B Common Core State Standards: Grades 6—8 Critical Content Areas and Overviews Appendix C Mathematics Teaching Practices: NCTM Principles to Actions (2014) Appendix D Activities at a Glance: Volume III Appendix E Guide to Blackline Masters References Index

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Book SynopsisThe late John A. Van de Walle was a professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was a mathematics education consultant who regularly gave professional development workshops for K8 teachers in the United States and Canada. He visited and taught in elementary school classrooms and worked with teachers to implement student centered math lessons. He coauthored the Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics K6 series and contributed to the Pearson School mathematics program, enVisionMATH. In addition, he wrote numerous chapters and articles for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) books and journals and was very active in NCTM, including serving on the Board of Directors, as the chair of the Educational Materials Committee, and as a frequent speaker at national and regional meetings.   LouAnn H. Lovin is a professor of mathematics education at James MTable of Contents Part 1: Establishing a Student-Centered Environment 1. Setting a Vision for Learning High-Quality Mathematics 2. Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving 3. Creating Assessments for Learning 4. Differentiating Instruction 5. Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children 6. Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Children with Exceptionalities 7. Collaborating with Families and Other Stakeholders Part 2: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics 8. Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense 9. Developing Meanings for the Operations 10. Helping Children Develop Fluency with Basic Facts 11. Developing Whole-Number Place-Value Concepts 12. Building Strategies for Whole-Number Computation 13. Promoting Algebraic Reasoning 14. Exploring Early Fraction Concepts 15. Building Measurement Concepts 16. Developing Geometric Reasoning and Concepts 17. Helping Children Use Data Appendix A Common Core State Standards: Standards for Mathematical Practice Appendix B Common Core State Standards: Grades K-2 Critical Content Areas and Overviews Appendix C Mathematics Teaching Practices: NCTM Principles to Action (2014) Appendix D Activities at a Glance: Volume I Appendix E Guide to Blackline Masters References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book will quietly thrill you and deeply connect you with your children. It will give you the feeling I can do this.   - Kim John Payne, bestselling author of Simplicity Parenting  Storytelling is one of the oldest and most essential skills known to humankind, a timeless parenting tool that helps families celebrate life’s joys, navigate its challenges, and raise healthy, well-adjusted kids.Stories help children manage their emotions, empathize with others, and better understand the complex world we live in. More importantly, storytelling cultivates a rich and meaningful bond between storyteller and listener, building intimacy and trust between parent and child.In this delightful book, Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy—early childhood educators with thousands of storytelling hours between them—distill the key ingredients of storytelling into a surprisingly simple method that can ma

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Book SynopsisThis practical resource is designed to support children and young people as they develop an understanding of the basic rights that we are all entitled to as humans. Diverse and inclusive, Blob figures have proven themselves to be a valuable way of sparking discussion of difficult topics through the universal means of body language and feelings. Based upon the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this book introduces ''Blob Trees'', lines and images with prompt questions and activities to help children to consider concepts such as freedom of movement and speech, safety and equality. It encourages children to think about the ways in which they can apply human rights articles to their own lives, by treating others with kindness, fairness and respect.Key features include: How to use' guides and prompt questions for each topic Simplified and child-friendly versions of all 42 human rights articles Photocopiable and downlTable of ContentsBlob Trees Drawing the Line Children’s Human Rights Articles General Sheets Blob World Sheets Blob Priority Sheets Reflective Images for Human Rights

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Book SynopsisPlaytime is essential for children's wellbeing and provides key opportunities to make friends. Yet for some children, unstructured play can present real challenges.This beautifully illustrated guide is designed to be used alongside: Zedie & Zoola's Playtime Cards a pack of 25 cards containing ideas for fun playground games that draw from Zedie & Zoola's Playful Universe and encourage children with different communication styles to play together. Zedie & Zoola Light Up the Night a colourful storybook, which draws on themes relating to friendships, neurodiversity, participation, and advocacy. The cards and storybook explore the topic of communication differences through engaging characters and games. This accompanying guide offers additional advice for adults to use the cards effectively, with helpful contextual information to assist in making playtimes more accessible for children with coTable of ContentsGuidebook: 1. A Background to Neurodiversity 2. Social Skill Development through Childhood 3. Using the Resource at School 4. A Parent’s Guide to Using the Resource 5. Meet Zedie and Zoola and Friends!

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Book SynopsisPlaytime is essential for children's wellbeing and provides key opportunities to make friends. This pack contains 25 beautifully illustrated cards containing ideas for fun playground games that draw from Zedie & Zoola's Playful Universe. They are designed to be used alongside: Zedie & Zoola Light Up the Night a colourful storybook, which draws on themes relating to friendships, neurodiversity, participation, and advocacy. Zedie & Zoola's Playful Universe an evidence-based guide offering additional advice for adults to use the cards effectively, with helpful contextual information relating to child development, communication differences, and play, to assist in making playtimes more accessible. The cards and storybook explore the topic of communication differences through engaging characters and games, and the accompanying guide offers additional advice for adults to use the cardsTable of ContentsCards: There are 25 cards in total and each card gives children instructions on playing a unique, simple game. The resource features cartoon aliens named Zedie and Zoola and each game draws from an imaginary universe of characters. There are two subsets of games: two-player and multi-player. Each card will include: subset type, title and image, number of players, any props needed, aim of the game, instructions to play, any new terms.

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Book SynopsisThis highly practical resource book is full of realistic and achievable strategies to help teachers to support neurodiverse students in a range of situations that, whilst often seemingly insignificant, can quickly become substantial and disruptive challenges in the mainstream classroom. Written with the busy teacher in mind, chapters are easy to dip in and out of, with jargon-free language and simple explanations which are easy to understand and put into practice. Clear chapters explore a variety of situations and topics to help children engage in their learning and make the classroom a safe and inviting place to be for autistic students. Key features include: Practical and achievable strategies to support autistic students in the mainstream classroom Real-life scenarios to help you find concrete solutions to issues as they arise Memorable mantras and quick quotes to help embed strategies in everyday practice for both sTrade ReviewDebbie Riall is passionate about her work and that passion runs through every word of this excellent book. She offers hard-won common sense from the frontline of the classroom in a clearly structured, easily accessible way. For the busy practitioner juggling the demands of classroom life this book provides hundreds of practical strategies for teaching autistic pupils. Crucially, the book is easily navigated signposting the reader to simple solutions to complex problems. Whether you are new to the world of autism and edging yourself slowly along or experienced and confident in your practice, this book will be your ‘sat-nav’ helping you get there or get there sooner. Dr Martin Hanbury, Executive Headteacher, Chatsworth Multi-Academy Trust This is such a valuable resource for all education staff who support autistic pupils. It's full of information, with loads of ideas for practical ways to support pupils in the classroom. Jodi Roberts, Speech & Language Therapist Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Under the Stone How to Use This Book Section 1: First Ask the Pupil Section 2: Anxiety Section 3: Behaviour Section 4: Communication Section 5: Diagnosis Section 6: Independence Skills Section 7: Relationships Section 8: Routines Section 9: School Life Section 10: Sensory Needs Section 11: Skills for learning Section 12: Social Skills

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Book SynopsisIn this beautifully illustrated storybook, part of the School Start series, children with language needs can explore the story of Bozo the Clown as he tries to make a new friend.School Start Storybooks support language development in reception and Key Stage 1 aged children both in school and at home. Through beautifully illustrated stories, children are invited to explore language, ask questions and recall events in order to aid language development, listening and memory skills. Each book contains a colourful and engaging story designed to appeal to young children, and with language specifically chosen for children with language needs.Key skills that these books support include: Comprehension Expression Vocabulary Memory Sequencing Available either as a set or as individual books, the School Start Storybooks are a vital resource for professionals looking to support language developmeTable of ContentsInstructions Animated voice and expressions Miming and pointing Vocabulary Questions Memory: List and information recall Memory: Sequencing Sharing the story at home Why this book may help your child Bozo the Clown

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Book SynopsisImagine having a year's worth of lesson plans at your fingertipsPHSE and Citizenship in Circle Time is an invaluable resource for teachers and classroom assistants. Covering the PHSE/citizenship national curriculum for key stage 2 this practical companion provides a year's worth of circle time sessions with photocopiable assessment sheets. Based on the extensive teaching experience of Daphne Gutteridge and Viv Smith, the user-friendly lesson plans enable the teacher to confidently tackle areas including: developing self confidence preparing to play an active role as citizens developing a safe, healthy lifestyle respecting the differences between people. Each lesson is linked to the Every Child Matters outcomes and the SEAL initiative (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) Opportunities for assessment and follow-up work are clearly built into each lesson and pupils are encouraged to review their own learTrade Review'I am a Year Three teacher and often found it difficult to fit in PSHE/circle time in the busy curriculum. This book made it easy - with at a glance lesson plans that can easily be implemented with little preparation, it is certainly a valuable addition to a KS2 teacher's library.' - Customer review, amazonTable of ContentsIntroduction. The Circle Time Session. Do’s and Don’ts. Recording/Assessment. The Lesson Plans 1. Developing Self Confidence, Self Esteem and Responsibility for Themselves and Others 2. Preparing to Play an Active Role as Citizens 3. Developing a Safe, Healthy Lifestyle 4. Developing Good Relationships and Respecting the Differences Between People

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Book SynopsisBetter than Best Practice offers a new way of thinking about classroom practice, professional development, and improving teaching and learning. This companion book and website together offer a selection of rich and realistic video-based case studies, context and narrative, step-by-step guidance through key issues, and commentary and debate from a range of expert contributors. Carefully chosen video clips from primary school literacy lessons show real teachers in a variety of often knotty situations: classroom conversations that take unexpected turns; grappling with assessment; managing disagreements, to name a few. The book explores the educational potential of classroom talk and, in particular, the promise and problems of dialogic pedagogy. With an emphasis on the complexity and messiness' of teaching, Better than Best Practice considers how to learn from observing and discussing practice in order to develop professional judgment. It ofTable of ContentsList of tables and figures Acknowledgments Transcription conventions Section A – Where We’re Coming From 1. Better than Best Practice 2. Towards Dialogic Pedagogy 3. Setting the Scene: Working Towards Dialogue in a London Primary School Section B – Classroom Episodes Introduction: Practical Suggestions for Engaging with the Episodes 4. Breakthrough to Dialogue? Episode 1. Getting in to Narnia Commentaries David Reedy, Thinking collectively, backed by evidence James Cresswell, Art of Education: Balancing Direction and Dialogue 5. Responding to a Pupil Challenge; Episode 2: ‘I don’t really like that, Miss’ Commentaries Robin Alexander, Triumphs and dilemmas of dialogue Gemma Moss, Writing in the talk Greg Thompson, A Challenge (?) in the Interest of Dialogue Laura Hughes, The impact of dialogic teaching techniques – a teacher’s perspective 6. Importing Popular Culture into the Classroom; Episode 3: ‘So we’re going to have X Factor’ Commentaries Roxy Harris, Writing: Hard Slog, or Engaging and Entertaining? Janet Maybin, ‘Loads of really good words’ Dennis Kwek, Weaving Popular Culture: Towards Knowledge Building Laura Hughes, What did I learn at school today? 7. The Teacher’s Role in Classroom Debates; Episodes 4-5 Debating Football Commentaries Jeff Barrett, Developing Speaking Skills in the Shadow of Written Examinations: A Headteacher's Perspective Lucy Henning, What Role Is There For Organised Debate In A Literacy Lesson? Jayne White, Constraints and opportunities 8. Dialogue, Ability and Pupil Identities; Episode 6: ‘What does fear mean?’ Commentaries Mel Cooke, "‘Tightening the knot?’: fear, poetry and testing" Pie Corbett, "What the discussion of ‘The Owl’ made me wonder" Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur and Louai Rahal, "On Practice, On Purpose" Glenda Moss, "The Complexity of Dialogic Teaching under the Shadow of Standardized Testing" 9. Discussing Pupil Writing in Whole Class Discussion; Episode 7: ‘I think there’s more to it than that’ 10. Using Empathy to Understand Character; Episode 8: ‘Tell me what you think as Wilbur’ Section C – Where to Go from Here 11. Continuing the Conversation: Parting Thoughts on Dialogic Pedagogy 12. Do It Yourself: Developing Teaching through Group Discussion of Video Recordings of Practice Methodology Appendix: Pedagogically Oriented Linguistic Ethnographic Micro-analysis

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Book SynopsisIntegrating Virtual and Traditional Learning in 6-12 Classrooms introduces a model of layered literacies as a framework for describing and illustrating how students' digital experiences can inform educational methods. Through the lens of layered literacies, educators can envision opportunities to draw upon adolescents' out-of-school interests and activities to meaningfully integrate digital practices within academic contexts. Such an approach facilitates innovative teaching, inspired learning, and successful pedagogy, and it thoughtfully highlights the role of technology within mandated standards-based instruction in public schools. Combining foundational and contemporary theories, supported by data from multiple studies of adolescent learning, and honoring teachers' and students' experiences and resources, this text helps educators reconceptualize the ways students learn through and with digital texts and negotiate the connection between online and offline spaces. A companioTable of ContentsForeword: Layering Life Into Literacy, Jennifer Rowsell. Chapter 1: Introduction: Integrating Virtual and Traditional Learning—The Online-Offline Connection Technology and the Classroom. Chapter 2: A View From Inside the Fishbowl: A Culture of Layered Understandings. Chapter 3: Teaching, Assessment, and Layered Literacies. Chapter 4: Making Classroom Material Relevant Through Layered Experiences. Chapter 5: Layering the Classroom Experience. Chapter 6: Creating a Rhythm-Based Culture That Layers Approaches to Bridging In- and Out-of-School Practices. Chapter 7: But the Internet Is Down! Layering Literacies With (and Despite) Technology in the Classroom . Chapter 8: Rethinking Classroom Learning: Affordances of Technological Change and Opportunities for Inspired Pedagogy. Afterword, Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis

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Book SynopsisWhat links Cinderella to Harry Potter? What can The Simpsons teach us about character creation? What is the False Horizon moment? What are the two classic openings and five effective endings of a newspaper story? Aimed at primary and early secondary school teachers, Tricks of the Writer's Trade uses a simple, straightforward and highly-entertaining method to reveal a myriad of writing approaches, from basic story structure through to advanced scriptwriting, and the techniques used by professional writers and journalists.Covering fiction and non-fiction writing, chapters include guidance on: Story structure Creating characters Persuasive writing Informative writing Scriptwriting Writing techniques By following its step-by-step approach and using the resources and materials provided, teachers can engage their pupils, improve their writing skills dramaticallTable of ContentsIntroduction: Good writing – the common threads between fiction and non-fiction; How to use the modules and materials. Fiction: 1. Basic Story Structure 2. Basic Back Story + First Exercise in Writing 3. How to Get Ideas for Stories 4. Creating Believable Characters 5. Writing a Story 6. Rewriting. Non-Fiction: 7. Non-fiction writing – an overview 8. Writing to Inform / Journalism 9. Persuasive writing I – the Poster 10. Persuasive writing II – the Essay. Fiction - Advanced: 11. Advanced Character Creation 12. Advanced Structure 13. Scriptwriting 14. Advanced Scriptwriting. Non-Fiction - Advanced: 15. Advanced Non-Fiction Techniques.

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science teaching through their interactions with peers, mentors, and instructors, and through hands-on, minds-on activities designed to foster a collaborative, thoughtful learning environment. This second edition retains key features such as inquiry-based activities and case studies throughout, while simultaneously adding new material on the impact of standardized testing on inquiry-based science, and explicit links to science teaching standards. Also included are expanded resources like a comprehensive website, a streamlined format and updated content, making the experiential tools in the book even more useful for both pre- and in-service science teachers.SpecTable of ContentsPart 1. The Art of Teaching Science Chapter 1. The Art of Teaching Science: A Reconnaissance Chapter 2. Science for All Chapter 3. Facilitating Science Learning Part 2. The Goals and the Curriculum of School Science Chapter 4. On the History of Science Education Chapter 5. Science in the School Curriculum Chapter 6. Science, Technology and Society (STS) in the Science Classroom Part 3. Connecting Theory and Practice in Science Teaching Chapter 7. How Adolescents Learn Science Chapter 8. Models of Science Teaching Chapter 9. Designs for Learning Part 4. Strategies of Science Teaching Chapter 10 . Assessing Active Science Learning Chapter 11. Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom Chapter 12. The Internet: Learning Science with Online Resources Appendix A: Science Curriculum Developers Appendix B: Professional Societies and Organizations Appendix C: Science Equipment and Computer Software Suppliers Appendix D: Science Teacher Talk Questionnaire Notes Index

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