With the help of case studies, Joy Palmer and Deirdre Pettitt give guidance on the planning and assessment of topic work within and across subjects. They show topics can be planned to fulfill specific curricular requirements while retaining the particular virtues of the topic approach: flexibility in the use of time and resources, greater coverage of certain areas, and differentiation of tasks among children at various stages of their development.

1.Introduction: Topic Work in the Early Years 2.Planning Organisation and Assessment of the Curriculum 3.History and Topic Work 4.Science and Topic Work 5.Mathematics and Topic Work 6.Geography and Topic Work 7.Cross-Curricular Issues and Topic Work 8.English and Topic Work Afterword