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How big is a big number? : learning to teach mathematics in the primary school / Paul Killen & Sarah Hindhaugh.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London, England, UK : Learning Matters an imprint of SAGE Publications Ltd, ©2018Description: xiv, 289 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781526404138
  • 1526404133
  • 1526404141
  • 9781526404145
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.7044 K55 2018 23
LOC classification:
  • QA135.6 .K55 2018
Contents:
Masters of the classroom -- Not as easy as 1, 2, 3 -- A ray of sunshine -- Maths is mental -- Making sum sense -- Recurring problems -- The joy of x -- The shape of things to come -- Losing the plot -- Made to measure -- Statistically speaking -- Moving on.
Summary: If you don't really understand the content of the primary mathematics curriculum, how can you teach it? This beautiful full colour book is here to help. It covers all you need to know to be an effective teacher of primary mathematics.It shows you how to explore number, shape and pattern with the children you teach. It examines what we mean by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps you to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how you can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.This book goes beyond showing you how to teach. It shows you that process is as important as product. That getting it wrong can be as useful as getting it right and that children can't really learn the what without understanding the why.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.Summary: This book examines what is meant by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps readers to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how they can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.
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Includes appendices and index.

Masters of the classroom -- Not as easy as 1, 2, 3 -- A ray of sunshine -- Maths is mental -- Making sum sense -- Recurring problems -- The joy of x -- The shape of things to come -- Losing the plot -- Made to measure -- Statistically speaking -- Moving on.

If you don't really understand the content of the primary mathematics curriculum, how can you teach it? This beautiful full colour book is here to help. It covers all you need to know to be an effective teacher of primary mathematics.It shows you how to explore number, shape and pattern with the children you teach. It examines what we mean by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps you to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how you can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.This book goes beyond showing you how to teach. It shows you that process is as important as product. That getting it wrong can be as useful as getting it right and that children can't really learn the what without understanding the why.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

This book examines what is meant by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps readers to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how they can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.

College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics

Text in English

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