ABSTRACT

  • What do we mean by Active Learning?
  • How can you inspire children to engage fully in their learning?
  • How can you plan and organise a curriculum that ensures that children are actively involved in the learning process?

This brand new text not only explores and examines the concept of active learning, but demonstrates how every teacher, new or experienced, can translate theory into practice and reap the rewards of children actively engaged in their own learning in the classroom.

Central to the book is the series of extended case studies, through which the authors highlight examples of effective teaching and learning across the whole primary curriculum. They provide practical examples of planning, teaching and assessing to encourage, inspire and give confidence to teach in creative, integrated and exciting ways.

part 1|80 pages

Setting the scene

chapter 2|15 pages

Active learning

Reflections on research into children's learning and development

chapter 3|21 pages

Inclusion

chapter 4|11 pages

Starting from the Early Years

chapter 5|18 pages

Translating theory into action

The tools for effective teaching and learning

part 2|101 pages

Case studies

chapter 6|8 pages

‘The Gruffalo Forest'

Getting the balance right

chapter 7|9 pages

‘The Brown Paper House'

Harnessing curiosity

chapter 8|16 pages

‘The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'

Challenges and problem solving

chapter 9|19 pages

‘The Farmers' Market'

Problem solving in a mathematical context

chapter 10|13 pages

‘Robots'

Co-Operation and collaboration in the context of design and technology

chapter 11|17 pages

‘Mighty UK'

Communication, language and literacy in a collaborative context

chapter 12|15 pages

‘Art Attack'

Teaching the skills and connecting with an audience

part 3|60 pages

Getting started

chapter 13|5 pages

Sowing the seeds for active learning

chapter 14|13 pages

The planning process – stage one

chapter 15|26 pages

The planning process – stage two

chapter 16|14 pages

Further ideas