Topic Work in the Early Years - Organising the Curriculum for Four to Eight Year Olds (Paperback)

For more than 20 years, topic work has been accepted as the natural way to teach young children in their first years of school. The introduction of a subject-based curriculum in England and Wales has led to intense questioning of that assured position. Teachers and others are wondering whether the topic approach can fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum and whether in any case, it is necessarily the best way of teaching young children. The authors of Topic Work in the Early Years argue that the answer is yes in both cases, although neither this nor any other strategy should be used exclusively in the classroom. With the help of detailed case studies, they give guidance on the planning and assessment of topic work within and across subjects and show how topics can be planned to fulfil specific curricular requirements while retaining the particular virtues of the topic approach: flexibility in the use of time and resources, the chance for coverage of certain areas in greater depth, and differentiation of tasks among children at various stages of their development.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Joy Palmer • Deirdre Pettitt
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	182
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08041-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Primary / junior schools
LSN:	0-415-08041-X
Barcode:	9780415080415

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