Cross-curricular approaches to teaching and learning [electronic resource] / edited by Chris Rowley and Hilary Cooper.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2009.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 194 p.) : ill.

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Cross-curricular teaching and learning are the new buzz-words in primary classrooms. This book focuses on history and geography to explore different contexts and strategies for making links between the full range of primary subjects, so that learning can be more integrated and relevant to learners.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target audience
Specialized.
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Description based on print version record.
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English
Contents
  • Cross-curricular learning and the development of values / Chris Rowley and Hilary Cooper
  • Who am I? How can we learn to value ourselves and others through thematic work supporting the development of children's knowledge and understanding of the world in the Foundation stage? / Jan Ashbridge and Jo Josephidou
  • Where do I come from? History linked to mathematics, geography and language / Hugh Moore
  • Valuing my place : how can collaborative work between geography and art help make the usual become unusual? / Chris Barlow and Andrea Brook
  • Learning to value another place : promoting cross-curricular learning with geography and ICT through a local school link / Rob Wheatley
  • Challenging my preconceived ideas : an alternative to Florence Nightingale for a history-focused cross-curricular theme with RE / Sue Temple, with Lisa MacGregor
  • Comparing life today with someone's in the past: history, geography, literacy, mathematics, science, art, design and technology / Jen Ager
  • Thinking through environmental values : planning for a long-term cross-curricular theme using local change and partnership - geography, art and science / Chris Rowley
  • What it means for primary-aged children to be internationally minded : the contribution of geography and history / Martin Skelton and Graham Reeves
  • Using dialogue to engage children with challenging ideas : geography and global citizenship / Donna Hurford.
ISBN
  • 1-4462-6928-0
  • 1-283-28912-1
  • 9786613289124
  • 1-4462-0598-3
OCLC
  • 764572708
  • 758386612
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