Do you know your 'determiners' from your 'prepositions'? Are you struggling with word classes, phrases and clauses? This book is here to help by: Telling you what you need to know to teach all areas of primary grammar Explaining what's good to know to support more able children Outlining what good teaching of each part of grammar looks like in the classroom Suggesting classroom activities for all areas of the SPaG curriculum Also included is a section on the new SPaG test.
The perfect guide to accompany your teacher training journey. Book smart Discover bright ideas for approaching your course and succeeding in your study. School savvy Explore how you can thrive in your school placement and start developing your classroom teaching skills. Stress-busting Learn how to look after your mental health and wellbeing while training to teach.
The perfect guide to accompany your teacher training journey. Book smart Discover bright ideas for approaching your course and succeeding in your study. School savvy Explore how you can thrive in your school placement and start developing your classroom teaching skills. Stress-busting Learn how to look after your mental health and wellbeing while training to teach.
This reference offers practical guidance for when and how to pull together mathematics routines, resources, and teaching techniques into a coherent set of lesson plans.
A practical toolkit for educational professionals working in the continuing professional development of teachers. This book is for anyone delivering training and cascading learning in schools, regardless of phase, age or subject. It gives you the tools to become a fantastic trainer, and to think about how to measure and evaluate your impact. Contains 50 tried and tested training ideas, reflection activities, anecdotes, tips and lists to help you become the best trainer you can be.
Bestselling author and renowned educator and consultant Marcia Tate provides teachers with ready-to-use lesson plans that take advantage of the way that students really learn.
Planning for authentic learning begins with engaging children. This book explores each subject in the primary curriculum offering clear guidance on the distinctive elements of each and effective pedagogical approaches that support informed teaching. Key aspects include: * Real-life case studies including student teacher and expert commentaries * Critical tasks for reflection and evaluation with suggested responses * How effective teaching can nurture children's intellectual development This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including university-based (PGCE, BEd, BA with QTS), and schools-based (School Direct, SCITT, Teach First) routes into teaching.
Planning for authentic learning begins with engaging children. This book explores each subject in the primary curriculum offering clear guidance on the distinctive elements of each and effective pedagogical approaches that support informed teaching. Key aspects include: * Real-life case studies including student teacher and expert commentaries * Critical tasks for reflection and evaluation with suggested responses * How effective teaching can nurture children's intellectual development This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including university-based (PGCE, BEd, BA with QTS), and schools-based (School Direct, SCITT, Teach First) routes into teaching.
An understanding of child development is an essential part of teaching. This new text supports trainee teachers and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) to understand how children develop and how their development impacts on their learning. Importantly, the text is written specifically for teachers and focuses on what they need to know to be effective in the classroom. The text not only supports them to better understand children individually but also supports them to appreciate the needs of all children across the school Each chapter includes: - a focus on a theory of child development to support understanding. - case studies and critical questions to explore the learning and help the reader to develop critical thinking skills. - practical strategies for supporting children in the classroom which focus on how teachers can use an understanding of child development to enhance their practice.
