Topic Work in the Early Years
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1989a
A01=Deirdre Pettitt
A01=Joy Palmer
approach
AT1
attainment
Attainment Targets
Author_Deirdre Pettitt
Author_Joy Palmer
Case Study
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classrooms
Cross-curricular Elements
Cross-curricular Issues
Cross-curricular Themes
curriculum
curriculum integration
des
DES 1989a
DES 1991b
DES 1991c
differentiated instruction
early childhood pedagogy
Environmental Education
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formative assessment strategies
Foundation Subjects
Geographical Education
Horse Chestnut Leaves
Information Books
key
Key Stage
national
National Curriculum Foundation Subjects
NCC 1991a
NCC 1991b
Non-chronological Writing
Non-Statutory Guidance
planning cross-curricular activities
primary education planning
Secretary Of State
stage
subject linkage methods
targets
Tea Pot
Teddy Bear
Topic Work
Topic Work Approach
Product details
- ISBN 9780415080415
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Sep 1993
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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For more than twenty 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. Individual chapters cover planning and assessment of topic work across the curriculum, cross-curricular issues and topic work in the core subjects of the National Curriculum as well as history and geography. Overall this book provides a comprehensive source of reference for any teacher organising learning in the early years.
