John Foster

Jumpstart! Study Skills

Games and Activities for Active Learning, Ages 7-12

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jumpstart! Study Skills presents a collection of fun games and activities that engage active learning and develop the study skills of children ages 7-12. Embedded in the National Curriculum is the aim of developing the skills of independent enquiry. This book offers activities that support the delivery of this aim by developing the children's organisational and thinking skills to plan, carry out and evaluate investigations and solve problems by asking questions, making predictions, examining evidence, presenting findings and drawing conclusions. The self-contained games can be easily incorporated into exisitng lesson plans and are an essential part of any KS2 teachers' toolkit.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 168g
• ISBN-13: 9781138241480
• ISBN-10: 1138241482
• Artikelnr.: 47723251

Autorenporträt

John Foster taught English for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer and educational consultant. He has written over 100 books for classroom use and is a highly regarded children's poet and educational adviser.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Planning investigations and projects
Chapter 2 Collecting data - observations, surveys and interviews
Chapter 3 Developing reading skills
Chapter 4 Note making
Chapter 5 Developing talk skills
Chapter 6 Using the computer
Chapter 7 Developing writing skills
Chapter 8 Developing organisational skills: Time management and teamwork
Chapter 9 Revising and preparing for tests
Chapter 10 Helping children with special needs
Chapter 11 Summary and other resources