Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary: Harnessing Natural Curiosity for Learning That Transfers

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...