Putting Social Studies Back in the K-8 Curriculum
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Köp båda 2 för 867 krThis text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary school...
In many elementary classrooms, social studies has taken a back seat to English Language Arts and Mathematics in the wake of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top This volume is not another hand-wringing lament. On the contrary, the elementary e...
The lesson on families is very strong, and the concept of students as change agents is heartening. This book can help the classroom teacher and school librarian to transcend banal readers and prescriptive reading programs to introduce good, engaging social-studies books. Although the tight lesson structure may seem limiting, especially the worksheets, they are an easy reach for the busy educator. * Booklist Online * Book suggestions are offered at three levels: Primary (picture books that would be adequate for grades K-2), Intermediate (grades 3-6), and Middle (grades 7 & 8). However, high school teachers might find lessons that would supplement their curriculum as well. Recommended. * School Library Connection *
Andrea S. Libresco is professor of social studies education as well as codirector of elementary education and of the minor in civic education at Hofstra University. Jeannette Balantic is social studies curriculum coordinator in the Garden City School District in Garden City, NY. Mary Battenfeld is associate professor of humanities at Wheelock College in Boston, MA.
1 Introduction 2 Culture Primary: Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella Lesson by Katrina Yoder and Paul J. Yoder Intermediate: Inside Out and Back Again Lesson by Noreen Naseem Rodrguez Middle: Muchacho Lesson by Sung Choon Park 3 Time, Continuity, and Change Primary: The Tree Lesson by Lisa Hardey Intermediate: Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad Lesson by Jennifer Burke Middle: Counting on Grace Lesson by Jing Williams and Susan Gapp 4 People, Places, and Environments Primary: At the Same Moment, Around the World Lesson by Lynne Farrell Stover Intermediate: Healthy Kids Lesson by Andrea Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Mary Battenfeld Middle: Canary in the Coal Mine Lesson by Don Campbell 5 Individual Development and Identity Primary: In Our Mothers' House Lesson by Christina Tschida and Lisa Brown Buchanan Intermediate: The Arrival Lesson by Noreen Naseem Rodrguez Middle: Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement Lesson by Laura Bauer and Maram Mabrouk 6 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Primary: Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey Lesson by Deborah Morowski Intermediate: When Rivers Burned: The Earth Day Story Lesson by Ryan Hughes Middle: Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto Lesson by Kathleen Kavet 7 Power, Authority, and Governance Primary: We March Lesson by Debra Erikson Intermediate: Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Lesson by Mary Battenfeld, Andrea Libresco, and Jeannette Balantic Middle: Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration Lesson by Kristy Brugar 8 Production, Distribution, and Consumption Primary: Last Stop on Market Street Lesson by Jeannette Balantic, Mary Battenfeld, and Andrea Libresco Intermediate: The History of Money: From Bartering to Banking Lesson by Melinda Odom Staubs Middle: Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Lesson by Melinda Odom Staubs 9 Science, Technology, and Society Primary: Me Jane Lesson by JoAnn Wood Intermediate: The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford Lesson by Andrea Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Mary Battenfeld Middle: Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) Lesson by Andrea Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Mary Battenfeld 10 Global Connections Primary: Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin Lesson by Elizabeth M. Frye, Eric Groce, and Robin Groce Intermediate: Return to Sender Lesson by Brenda Ayala Lewis Middle: After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance Lesson by Karen Hildebrand 11 Civic Ideals and Practices Primary: Carl the Complainer Lesson by M. Gail Hickey Intermediate: Lady Liberty: A Biography Lesson by George Lipscomb Middle: Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickels; Jump into the Sky Lesson by Karen Hildebrand 12 Conclusion Bibliography of Notable Books Spotlighted in Each Chapter Index