Product Description

This book describes the development of children's enquiry skills, offering a rationale and theoretical basis for teaching and learning using this approach and showing its particular relevance to scientific enquiries. The teacher's role is discussed and practical suggestions are given to stimulate effective classroom practice. The author shows how children's ideas can be supported, challenged and assessed, and considers how to resource enquiries and expand these within the school and local environment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #269251 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
"Max de Boo has produced the kind of book on science whichwill appeal to all practitioners, full of real, helpful examples and supported by illustrations of children's work. It is a very useful addition to any library" - Iram Siraj-Blatchford, University of London

About the Author
/pas0/Max de Boo has extensive teaching experience, having worked as a pre-school carer, nursery teacher and primary teacher. She currently works as a Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Hertfordshire. Max is well known as a national speaker on early years education and primary science and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines for teachers. She has published four previous books.

Customer Reviews

Very 'texty'
This book was part of a reading list for my teacher training and I must say that it's not the easiest book to read. Yes it did have plenty of quotes I could use with some ideas on how to promote enquiry, but as a general read it's not the most exciting.