Art of Creative Teaching: Primary Science, The: Big Ideas, Simple Rules, 1st edition

Published by Longman (5 November 2009) © 2010

  • Alan Haigh
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Title overview

Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, Haigh’s book hones in on the essential ‘big’ ideas behind the craft of teaching primary science, condensing them into manageable bite-sized chunks and step-by-step rules which can be put into practice from Day One.

 

In a world driven by testing and assessment, there is often very little opportunity or time to explore new, creative and more effective approaches to teaching science at a primary level. In response to this, Alan Haigh has written a book that will equip you with the science knowledge, skills and confidence to plan your own lessons, teach creatively and encourage a discovery approach to learning. This book will not only improve your teaching of science but will make it hugely enjoyable to boot.

Table of contents

Section 1 Planning science

 

Section 1a Lesson planning

1 Plan, hide and guide 

 

Section 1b Planning science topics and themes

2 Science learning is more effective when not taught in isolation

 

Section 2 Teaching and assessing science

3 Teach children to intellectually engage with the discovery process

4 Teach children to become independent thinkers and learners

5 Use questioning and dialogue to lead children to understanding

6 You need to know what children have learned and understood before you progress

7 Make assessments work for you and your children

 

Section 3 Science knowledge

8 Sc2 Biology

9 Sc3 Chemistry

10 Sc4 Physics

 

Section 4 QCA and DIY science

11 Don’t be a QCA slave

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