The Really Useful Maths Book: A Guide to Interactive Teaching

by Tony Brown (Author), Henry Liebling (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  The Really Useful Maths Book is for all those who want children to enjoy the challenge of learning mathematics. With suggestions about the best ways to use resources and equipment to support learning, it describes in detail how to make learning the easy option for children. An easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help teachers who wish to develop their teaching strategies.

  This accessible and comprehensive book covers both the practical side of mathematics and the theory and practice of mathematics teaching. Packed with ideas and activities, it is the perfect tool to help you to improve your teaching strategies. Topics covered include:

  • • • numbers and the number system
      • what teachers need to know about interactive teaching
      • calculating
      • consolidating new ideas and developing personal qualities
      • shape and space
      • measures, statistics and data handling
      • consolidation and practice for accuracy, speed and fluency.

  The Really Useful Maths Book makes mathematics meaningful, challenging and interesting. It will be invaluable to practicing primary teachers, subject specialists, maths co-ordinators, student teachers, mentors, tutors, home educators and others interested in mathematics education programmes.

  Tony Brown was formerly the Director of ESCalate, the UK Centre for Education in HE at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.

  Henry Liebling formerly led Primary Mathematics Education at University College Plymouth, Marjon, UK.