This book brings together powerful ideas and new developments from internationally recognised scholars and classroom practitioners to provide theoretical and pr
Years ago a primary teacher told me about a great series of lessons she had just had. The class had visited rock pools on the seashore, and when she asked them
Years ago a primary teacher told me about a great series of lessons she had just had. The class had visited rock pools on the seashore, and when she asked them
Metaphors show students how to make connections between the concrete and the abstract, prior knowledge and unfamiliar concepts, and language and image. But teac
When analogies are effective, they readily engage students' interest and clarify difficult and abstract ideas. But not all analogies are created equal, and deve