Teaching the Primary Curriculum for Constructive Learning

Dr Michael Littledyke. Specialisms: science, design and technology, with an interest in drama in education. Research interests: he has published extensively in the fields of science, science education, environmental education and drama in education. He is the author of Live Issues: Drama Strategies for Personal, Social and Moral Education (Questions Publishers, 1998). Dr Laura Huxford. Specialisms: English and special education needs. Research interests: she has published widely in the area of acquisition of literacy skills by young children.

• Chapter 1 Constructivist ideas about learning, Michael Littledyke; Chapter 2 Teaching for constructive learning, Michael Littledyke; Chapter 3 Children constructing their understanding of written language, Laura Huxford; Chapter 4 Constructing meaning through literature, Chris Eddershaw; Chapter 5 How does a constructivist perspective influence mathematics teaching?, David Coles, Alison Price; Chapter 6 Science: Brenda grapples with the properties of a mern, Keith Ross; Chapter 7 Design and technology: constructive learning in action, Richard Brice; Chapter 8 The use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education: a constructivist perspective, Les Watson, Keith Ross; Chapter 9 Developing a sense of place: a constructivist approach to geographical enquiry, Sally Palmer, Kate Thomson; Chapter 10 Constructing history: all our yesterdays, Tim Copeland; Chapter 11 Constructive learning in Physical Education, Barbara Brown; Chapter 12 Let's look at it another way: a constructivist view of art education, Lynne Hoye; Chapter 13 Teaching composing in the music curriculum, Sarah Hennessey; Chapter 14 Experiential Religious Education and the constructivist paradigm, Melissa Raphael; Chapter 15 Promoting access across the curriculum, Barbara Brown, Susan Sborrock;