*Thoroughly revised and adapted to cover all the key areas of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. *Accessible and engagingly written, this book offers a wealth of practical ideas for use in the classroom and is an essential text for graduate and practicing teachers alike. *Since first published in 2010 this book has become a fixture in many university and school-based teacher training programmes. It is a well-regarded and popular text which sells consistently well.

* Shares the successes and the problems that were solved by a diverse group of UK and international educators during the global pandemic. * Will help and inspire any teacher develop skills to support blended learning in whatever teaching situation they find themselves. * Introduces new ways of working and pedagogical approaches appropriate for developing global skills. * Encourages teachers to build on new skills developed during and post COVID-19 including distance and blended learning, use of technology and new ways of relating to students.

* Shares the successes and the problems that were solved by a diverse group of UK and international educators during the global pandemic. * Will help and inspire any teacher develop skills to support blended learning in whatever teaching situation they find themselves. * Introduces new ways of working and pedagogical approaches appropriate for developing global skills. * Encourages teachers to build on new skills developed during and post COVID-19 including distance and blended learning, use of technology and new ways of relating to students.

This fourth edition of the bestselling Mathematics in Early Years Education provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics - number and counting, calculation, pattern, shape, measures and data handling - it provides a wide range of practical activities and guidance on how to support young children's mathematical development. There is also guidance on managing the transition to KS1 and a strong emphasis throughout on creating home links and working in partnership with parents. This new edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research and thinking in this area and includes: why mathematics is important as a way of making sense of the world how attitudes to mathematics can influence teaching and learning how children learn mathematics and what they are capable of learning how technology can support maths teaching maths phobia and the impact society has on maths teaching material on sorting, matching and handling data the importance of educating about finance in today's world ideas for observation and questioning to assess children's understanding examples of planned activities suggestions for language development assessment criteria. This textbook is ideal for those training to be teachers through an undergraduate or PGCE route, those training for Early Years Professional Status and those studying early childhood on foundation or honours degrees, as well as parents looking to explore how their young children learn mathematics. This will be an essential text for any early years practitioner looking to make mathematics interesting, exciting and engaging in their classroom.

Sharing the stories of educators working in a diverse range of international contexts, Being a Teacher uses personal narratives to explore effective teaching and learning in global settings. Demonstrating how personal values influence pedagogical practice, and asking how practice can be improved, authors reflect on their experiences not just as teachers, but also as learners, to offer essential guidance for all prospective educational professionals. The book focuses on teacher narratives as a vehicle for consideration of teacher professionalism, and as a way of understanding issues which are important to teachers in different contexts. By sharing and analysing these narratives, the book discusses the increasing complexity of teaching as a profession, and considers the commonality within the narratives. Each chapter includes graphic representations of analysis and encourages its reader to reflect critically on central questions, thereby constructing their own narrative. Being a Teacher provides an in-depth and engaging insight into the education system at a global level, making it an essential read for anyone embarking on a teaching career within the international education market.

*Thoroughly revised and adapted to cover all the key areas of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. *Accessible and engagingly written, this book offers a wealth of practical ideas for use in the classroom and is an essential text for graduate and practicing teachers alike. *Since first published in 2010 this book has become a fixture in many university and school-based teacher training programmes. It is a well-regarded and popular text which sells consistently well.

Teaching for Mathematical Understanding develops the subject knowledge support and practical ideas from Tony Cotton's Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics into resources for full lessons. With an emphasis on developing outstanding lessons using a problem-solving approach, this highly practical guide is packed with activities that all trainee and practising teachers can use in the primary classroom. Covering each area of mathematics, every activity offers helpful step-by-step guidance, including teaching and learning objectives; resources; lesson outlines; ideas for differentiation; assessment for learning and key probing questions. Also featured in this text are call-outs to the information contained in the book's companion website, a shared site with a range of relevant resources to support and consolidate your learning. Teaching for Mathematical Understanding is an essential text for all trainee and practising teachers looking for inspiration and guidance towards outstanding mathematics teaching. Companion website features include: Video clips in which primary school teachers demonstrate concepts covered in the book through teaching to a real class PowerPoint presentations which provide support for those using the book as part of a teacher training course updated weblinks to external sites with useful teaching information and resources.

This book challenges educators to envisage an education system which sees as its goal a more socially just world. It explores the question of how education, both formal and informal, can positively impact on all pupils' life chances and life experiences. The contributors to the book take the view that access to an equitable education for all is a necessary condition for the advancement of social justice; indeed the book argues that social justice cannot be achieved except through education. The authors suggest that it is the responsibility of educators to support the advancement of the millennium development goals including the achievement of universal primary education and the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The authors in this collection explore a range of case studies and offer evidence for the ways in which education has proved detrimental to the advancement of social justice. More importantly they point to ways in which our global education system can be developed to meet the requirements of a socially just society.

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* The language is clear and easy with photos, illustrations and diagrams to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* The topics are explored in careful stages, introducing different aspects at a pace that allows students them to absorb and practise what they have learned.

Teaching for Mathematical Understanding develops the subject knowledge support and practical ideas from Tony Cotton's Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics into resources for full lessons. With an emphasis on developing outstanding lessons using a problem-solving approach, this highly practical guide is packed with activities that all trainee and practising teachers can use in the primary classroom. Covering each area of mathematics, every activity offers helpful step-by-step guidance, including teaching and learning objectives; resources; lesson outlines; ideas for differentiation; assessment for learning and key probing questions. Also featured in this text are call-outs to the information contained in the book's companion website, a shared site with a range of relevant resources to support and consolidate your learning. Teaching for Mathematical Understanding is an essential text for all trainee and practising teachers looking for inspiration and guidance towards outstanding mathematics teaching. Companion website features include: Video clips in which primary school teachers demonstrate concepts covered in the book through teaching to a real class PowerPoint presentations which provide support for those using the book as part of a teacher training course updated weblinks to external sites with useful teaching information and resources.

'This book moves us beyond a theoretical pondering of the issues and makes concrete suggestions for teachers and students for how things can be different in mathematics classrooms. This is long overdue.' Peter Gates, University of Nottingham Teaching Mathematics as if the Planet Matters explores how Mathematics teachers can develop approaches to curriculum and learning which help students understand the nature of the contemporary world. It sets out a model for teaching and learning that allows teachers to examine existing approaches to teaching and draw upon the insights of mathematics as a discipline to help students relate classroom mathematics to global issues such as climate change, the economy, food supplies, biodiversity, human rights, and social justice. Including practical examples, suggestions for teaching activities and detailed further reading sections, the book covers: the mathematics of description in the measuring, recording and statistical analysis that informs our knowledge of climate change, consumption and sustainability; the mathematics of prediction in the modelling used by governments, scientists and businesses to plan roads, power stations and food supplies and their effects; the mathematics of communication in the news reports, blogs and environmental campaigns, incomplete without graphs, charts and statistics. The true worth of a school subject is revealed in how far it can account for and respond to the major issues of the time. The issue of the environment cuts across subject boundaries and requires an interdisciplinary response. Mathematics teachers are part of that response and they have a crucial role in helping students to respond to environmental issues and representations.

This fourth edition of the bestselling Mathematics in Early Years Education provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics – number and counting, calculation, pattern, shape, measures and data handling – it provides a wide range of practical activities and guidance on how to support young children’s mathematical development. There is also guidance on managing the transition to KS1 and a strong emphasis throughout on creating home links and working in partnership with parents.

This new edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest research and thinking in this area and includes:

why mathematics is important as a way of making sense of the world

how attitudes to mathematics can influence teaching and learning

how children learn mathematics and what they are capable of learning

how technology can support maths teaching

maths phobia and the impact society has on maths teaching

material on sorting, matching and handling data

the importance of educating about finance in today’s world

ideas for observation and questioning to assess children’s understanding

examples of planned activities

suggestions for language development

assessment criteria.

This textbook is ideal for those training to be teachers through an undergraduate or PGCE route, those training for Early Years Professional Status and those studying early childhood on foundation or honours degrees, as well as parents looking to explore how their young children learn mathematics. This will be an essential text for any early years practitioner looking to make mathematics interesting, exciting and engaging in their classroom.

Table of Contents

1. Learning mathematics in early years settings 2. Planning, organising and assessing for mathematics 3. Number and counting 4. Calculating and problem solving with number 5. Pattern 6. Shape and space 7. Measures: making comparisons 8.Sorting, matching and handling data

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simple A* Downloadable assessment resources help teachers track and evaluate students' progress against key learning outcomes A* Teacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether Maths specialists or not

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simple A* Downloadable assessment resources help teachers track and evaluate students' progress against key learning outcomes A* Teacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether Maths specialists or not

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* The language is clear and easy with photos, illustrations and diagrams to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* The topics are explored in careful stages, introducing different aspects at a pace that allows students them to absorb and practise what they have learned.

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language a A* aPractice Books include additional practice materials for classroom or home study; explanations of key concepts; self-assessment activities to reflect on learning

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* The language is clear and easy with photos, illustrations and diagrams to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* The topics are explored in careful stages, introducing different aspects at a pace that allows students them to absorb and practise what they have learned.

'This book moves us beyond a theoretical pondering of the issues and makes concrete suggestions for teachers and students for how things can be different in mathematics classrooms. This is long overdue.' Peter Gates, University of Nottingham Teaching Mathematics as if the Planet Matters explores how Mathematics teachers can develop approaches to curriculum and learning which help students understand the nature of the contemporary world. It sets out a model for teaching and learning that allows teachers to examine existing approaches to teaching and draw upon the insights of mathematics as a discipline to help students relate classroom mathematics to global issues such as climate change, the economy, food supplies, biodiversity, human rights, and social justice. Including practical examples, suggestions for teaching activities and detailed further reading sections, the book covers: the mathematics of description in the measuring, recording and statistical analysis that informs our knowledge of climate change, consumption and sustainability; the mathematics of prediction in the modelling used by governments, scientists and businesses to plan roads, power stations and food supplies and their effects; the mathematics of communication in the news reports, blogs and environmental campaigns, incomplete without graphs, charts and statistics. The true worth of a school subject is revealed in how far it can account for and respond to the major issues of the time. The issue of the environment cuts across subject boundaries and requires an interdisciplinary response. Mathematics teachers are part of that response and they have a crucial role in helping students to respond to environmental issues and representations.

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language a A* aPractice Books include additional practice materials for classroom or home study; explanations of key concepts; self-assessment activities to reflect on learning

A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. A* Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts A* Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom A* Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning A* Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language A* Teacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether maths specialists or not Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simple A* Teaching notes provide step-by-step guidance for each lesson, guiding students through the topic, and supporting students with their language development when needed