Inspiring Primary Learners: Insights and Inspiration Across the Curriculum

Inspiring Primary Learners is a key text for new teachers that provides high-quality case studies of outstanding practice in contemporary classrooms across the country. It unravels and reveals the theory and evidence that underpins lessons, helping teachers make connections with their own practice and understand what 'excellent looks like' in each context. Illustrated with interviews, photos, and examples of children's work, it covers a range of primary subjects and key topics, including creating displays, outdoor learning, and developing a reading for pleasure culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 326 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Inspiring Primary Learners is a valuable resource for trainee and qualified teachers seeking to enhance their practice in contemporary classrooms across the country. Written by expert authors, the book unravels and reveals the theory and evidence that underpin outstanding lessons, helping educators make connections with their own practice and understand what "excellent looks like" within different contexts.

Illustrated throughout with interviews, photos, and examples of children's work, the book covers a range of primary subjects and key topics, including creating displays, outdoor learning, and developing a reading for pleasure culture. The practitioner's voice is evident throughout, as teachers share their own experiences, difficulties, and solutions to ensure that children are inspired by their learning.

The book is divided into two parts. The first exemplifies examples of practice for each National Curriculum subject, while the second focuses on the wider curriculum and explores issues pertinent to the primary classroom, highlighting important discussions on topics such as:

Reading for pleasure
Writing for pleasure
Creating a dynamic and responsive curriculum
Creating inspiring displays
Outdoor learning
Pedagogy for imagination
Relationships and Sex Education

This key text demonstrates how practitioners can inspire their primary learners through teaching with passion and purpose, empowering children in their class. Whether you are a new teacher or an experienced educator, this book provides valuable advice and ideas for effective and engaging learning experiences across the curriculum.

Weight: 746g
Dimension: 244 x 173 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367110659