Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary: Harnessing Natural Curiosity for Learning That Transfers (Corwin Teaching Essentials)

Harness natural curiosity for conceptual understanding!

Nurture young learners innate curiosity about the world and bring intellectual rigor throughout the developmental stages of childhood. Concept-based teaching helps students uncover conceptual relationships and transfer them to new problems. Readers of this must-have road map for implementing concept-based teaching in elementary classrooms will learn

Why conceptual learning is a natural fit for children
Strategies for introducing conceptual learning
Instructional strategies to help students uncover and transfer concepts
How to write lessons, assess understanding, and differentiate in a concept-based classroom
How concept-based teaching aligns with best practices and initiatives