Understanding Primary Mathematics

The authors aim to help teachers review and restructure the understanding of mathematics gained during their education, progressing from partial memories of a few process to an understanding of why the skills they were taught make sense and how they fit into a coherent mathematics curriculum, arguing that to teach mathematics effectively it is not enough to be able to do the mathematics, you need to understand why you do what you do.

Aimed at all teachers of primary mathematics, this book is also likely to be valuable to secondary teachers, parents, school governers and others interested in the foundations of school mathematics.