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Acknowledgements |
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Why another book about primary school mathematics? |
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Using The Really Useful Maths Book |
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PART I MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING STRATEGIES |
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3 | (7) |
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N Numbers and the Number System |
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1 Counting and counting out |
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2 Saying and making numbers |
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3 Arabic and other number systems |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (8) |
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5 Working with target boards |
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40 | (6) |
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46 | (2) |
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7 Working with square numbers |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (8) |
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9 Taking ideas from `floor to head' |
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58 | (6) |
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O Operations and Calculations |
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64 | (50) |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (8) |
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76 | (12) |
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4 Arithmogons and other puzzles |
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88 | (12) |
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5 Teaching multiplication tables |
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100 | (10) |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (32) |
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1 Visualisation techniques and activities |
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114 | (6) |
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2 Activities and investigations |
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120 | (8) |
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128 | (6) |
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134 | (6) |
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140 | (6) |
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M Measures, Statistics and Data Handling |
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1 Measures and measurement |
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2 Data handling and using the media |
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156 | (4) |
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3 Statistics and probability |
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160 | (6) |
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4 Using personal measurement |
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166 | (2) |
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5 Investigating measurement |
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X Cross-Curricular Approaches |
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1 Cross-curricular approaches |
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2 Playing with the language of mathematics |
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184 | (4) |
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3 Maths in music, dance and knitting |
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188 | (5) |
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4 Maths, sustainability and the global dimension |
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193 | (4) |
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5 Reasoning, logic, proof and programming |
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PART II DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES |
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A Teaching and Learning from International Perspectives |
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205 | (13) |
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207 | (2) |
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4 Findings from psychology and neuroscience |
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B Children and Teachers Interacting |
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1 Pupil, teacher, mathematics: a dynamic model of interaction |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (1) |
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3 Children talking, teachers listening |
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221 | (3) |
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4 Questions and questioning |
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224 | (8) |
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5 Assessment for learning |
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C Resources and Planning For Teaching And Learning |
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1 Achieving balance in the mathematics curriculum |
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2 Using resources to emphasise mathematical attributes |
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247 | (4) |
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3 Resources for counting and calculation |
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251 | (3) |
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4 Planning to optimise learning |
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254 | (7) |
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D Contexts for Making Sense of Mathematics |
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1 Using different contexts to help make sense of mathematics |
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2 Practical activities and solving problems |
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E Bridges, Strategies and Personal Qualities |
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268 | (13) |
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1 Building bridges for learning |
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268 | (4) |
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2 The importance of strategy building |
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272 | (5) |
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3 Eight qualities of successful learners |
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PART III ADDITIONAL MATERIAL |
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How to use Part III, QR codes, the companion website and glossary |
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Additional sources |
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Bibliography |
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Journals, organisations, software, equipment and other resources |
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290 | (3) |
Websites |
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293 | (6) |
Author index |
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299 | (1) |
Pedagogical issues index |
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300 | (4) |
Maths content index |
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304 | (2) |
Activity matrix |
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