The Really Useful Maths Book : A guide to interactive teaching (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Part 1: Mathematical Activities and Teaching Strategies Introduction N. Numbers and the number system1. Counting and counting out 2. Saying and making numbers 3. Arabic and other number systems 4. Working with grids 5. Working with target boards 6. Working with sets 7. Working with square numbers 8. Exploring algebra 9. Taking ideas from ‘floor to head’ O. Operations and Calculations 1. Number lines 2. The story of 24 3. Arithmetic operations 4. Arithmogons and other puzzles 5. Teaching Multiplication tables 6. Divisibility rules S. Shape and space1. Visualisation techniques and activities 2. Activities and investigations 3. Working with cloths 4. Unusual and familiar5.Changing shapesM. Measures, statistics and data handling 1. Measures and measurement 2. Data handling and using the media 3. Statistics andprobability 4. Using personal measurement 5. Investigating measurementX. Cross-curricular Approaches 1. Cross-curricular approaches 2. Playing with the language of mathematics 3. Maths in music, dannce and knitting 4. Maths, sustainability and the global dimension 5. Reasoning, logic, proof and programming Part 2: Developing Interactive Teaching StrategiesIntroduction A.Teaching and LearningFrom International Perspectives1. Policy and content 2.Pupil performance 3.Classroom practice 4. Findings from psychology and neuroscience B. Teachers and children interacting 1.Pupil, teacher, mathematics: a dynamic model of interaction 2.Interactive teaching 3. Children talking, teachers listening 4.Questions and questioning 5. Assessment for learning C. Resources and Planning for Teaching and Learning 1.Achieving balance in the mathematics curriculum2. Using resources to emphasise mathematical attributes 3. Resources for counting and calculation 4. Planning to optimise learning D. Contexts for Making Sense of Mathematics 1. Using different contexts to help make sense of mathematics 2. Practical activities and solving problems E. Bridges, Strategies and Personal Qualities 1. Building bridges for learning 2. The importance of strategy building 3. Eight qualities of successful learners