The Really Useful Maths Book: A Guide to Interactive Teaching - Softcover

Brown, Tony; Liebling, Henry

 
9780415252089: The Really Useful Maths Book: A Guide to Interactive Teaching
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415252083 ISBN 13: 9780415252089
Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

The Really Useful Maths Book is for all those who want children to enjoy the challenge of learning mathematics. With suggestions about the best ways to use resources and equipment to support learning, it describes in detail how to make learning the easy option for children. An easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help teachers who wish to develop their teaching strategies.

This accessible and comprehensive book covers both the practical side of mathematics and the theory and practice of mathematics teaching. Packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help you to improve your teaching strategies. Topics covered include:

      • numbers and the number system

      • what teachers need to know about interactive teaching

      • calculating

      • consolidating new ideas and developing personal qualities

      • shape and space

      • measures, statistics and data handling

      • consolidation and practice for accuracy, speed and fluency.

The Really Useful Maths Book makes mathematics meaningful, challenging and interesting. It will be invaluable to practicing primary teachers, subject specialists, maths co-ordinators, student teachers, mentors, tutors, home educators and others interested in mathematics education programmes.

Tony Brown was formerly the Director of ESCalate, the UK Centre for Education in HE at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.

Henry Liebling formerly led Primary Mathematics Education at University College Plymouth, Marjon, UK.

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About the Author

Tony Brown is currently based at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol and was previously Head of the Centre for Learning Development at the University of Hull. Henry Liebling was Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the College of St Mark & St John in Plymouth prior to his retirement.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415252083
ISBN 13 
9780415252089
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
220