Teaching the Primary Curriculum

by Johnston, Jane; Chater, Mark; Bell, Derek

• ISBN13: 9780335207725
• ISBN10: 0335207723
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

* What is good teaching and learning in the primary school? * How can teachers manage the whole curriculum and still educate the whole child and raise standards? * How can teachers be in critical dialogue with each other and with the curriculum in their search for improvement? * What is the role of the teacher in the new primary curriculum? This wide ranging book seeks to address these questions and to provide a comprehensive overview of the whole primary curriculum. It aims to develop teaching throughout primary education and to support teachers in the effective delivery of the curriculum. There is a particular focus on recent changes in primary education. The contributors consider how teaching methodologies need to adapt to these changes to meet the needs of children and raise standards in school. Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on effective teaching and learning methodologies, the importance of quality interaction in the classroom, the role of the teacher in teaching and learning and the experience of the child. Exemplars of good teaching are provided in each chapter, as well as thought provoking ideas for good practice.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Foreword	xii
Professor Eileen Baker
Acknowledgements	xiv
List of abbreviations	xv
Part 1 Contexts and current issues	1	(50)
The changing face of teaching and learning	3	(8)
Jane Johnston
Curriculum entitlement and individual differences	11	(13)
Christine Watson
Teaching and learning in the early years	24	(14)
Jane Johnston
The child as spiritual citizen, the school as moral society	38	(13)
Mark Chater
Part 2 The core curriculum	51	(86)
English: the best combination	53	(26)
Sally Bentley
Judith Laurie
Peter Harrod
Kathleen Taylor
But where is the mathematics?	79	(19)
Harriet Marland
Is there still a place for primary science?	98	(24)
Keith Bennett
Peter Crowther
Jane Johnston
Information and communication technology: the fourth core subject?	122	(15)
David Fox
Part 3 The curriculum as a foundation for learning	137	(99)
From somewhere to eternity: the journey towards good quality in religious education	139	(14)
Mark Chater
Historical perspectives on the history curriculum	153	(8)
Jean MacIntyre
Geographical enquiry	161	(13)
John Halocha
What is design and technology?	174	(10)
David Banks
The significance of art in the primary school	184	(7)
Kathleen Taylor
Creative music	191	(11)
Ashley Compton
Teaching physical education	202	(13)
Sally Newton
Finding a place for drama in the primary school	215	(11)
Ruth Sayers
Coordinating the whole curriculum	226	(10)
Derek Bell
Index	236