Teach Primary Issue 18.7

I S SUE 1 8 . 7 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS to create an inclusive classroom 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week drama unit all about working with scripts 31 HOW I DO IT Make your own environmentally friendly slime VOICES 13 LAURENCE YORK Why school holidays could become much more challenging for low-income families from next year 15 ANNE LANCASTER Gamification sometimes gets a bad press, but when applied thoughtfully it can encourage every child to do their best 17 A LETTER TO... Early risers, on why the 5am Club might not be the best way to tackle your anxiety 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER Tackling the absence problem – are politicians and schools going about it all wrong? SPECIAL SECTION MATHS SPECIAL 44 GETTING TO GRIPS WITH MATHS Ian Connors takes us on a tour through the history and use of manipulatives 47 THE BIG PICTURE Seamus Gibbons and Emma Lennard look at what we should be striving for in our maths teaching 49 BUT IS IT ART? Believe it or not, maths really can be beautiful, says Jacob Merrill 52 EVERYONE’S A WINNER Playing games in maths lessons means all pupils come out on top – even when they lose teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary lydia.grove@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5