Teach-Primary-Issue-19.7

I S SUE 1 9 . 7 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 6 WAYS... ...to encourage younger pupils to share 26 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN A six-week music unit on original compositions (with video examples) 31 HOW I DO IT Introduce pupils to felting – and develop teamwork skills – with this collaborative art project 45 THIS WAY! School improvement advice for headteachers and SLT – this issue we’re looking at sustainability VOICES 13 GRACE BARRON Why amplifying female voices in school means more than encouraging them to speak 15 PHILLIP MCKENNA We need to teach children healthy phone habits, not ban them 17 A LETTER TO... Everyday heroes on the difference they make to pupils’ lives 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER Is being a HT really a tug-of-war between principles and transactional relationships? SPECIAL SECTION MATHS SPECIAL 50 WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA? Exploring complex concepts shows pupils that there’s often more than one way to find the solution to a problem 53 DON’T JUST ADD A ZERO! Making the case for ‘forward-facing’ approaches in primary maths 58 MAKING MATHS STICKY Stop knowledge flying out of pupils’ heads the second they leave the classroom with a couple of tried and tested methods 61 NOT JUST A CLASSROOM CURIOSITY The seemingly simple idea of prime numbers can have a profound impact on mathematical learning 65 ADAPTIVE MATHS How to plot a way in and a way forward, for all pupils teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary charley.rogers@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