Elementary and Middle School Social Studies: An Interdisciplinary, Multicultural Approach, Eighth Edition

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Waveland Press, Jan 11, 2024 - Education - 527 pages

The eighth edition continues to be an invaluable resource for creative strategies and proven techniques to teach social studies. Pamela Farris's popular, reasonably priced book aids classroom teachers in inspiring students to be engaged learners and to build on their prior knowledge. The book is comprehensive and easy to understand—providing instruction sensitive to the needs of all elementary and middle school learners.


• Creative concepts for teaching diverse learners

• Strategies for incorporating the C3 Framework to enrich K–8 curriculum

• Integration of inquiry skills with literacy and language arts skills

• Multifaceted, meaningful activities emphasize problem-solving, decision making, and critical thinking

• Myriad ideas for incorporating primary sources as well as technology

• Annotated lists of children’s literature at the end of each chapter

• Multicultural focus throughout the broad coverage of history, geography, civics, and economics

• NCSS Standards-Linked Lesson Plans; C3 Framework Plans, and Interdisciplinary/Thematic Units


Social studies explores the variety and complexity of human experience. The book emphasizes the value of social studies in preparing students to become valuable community members and to participate respectfully in a diverse society.

 

Contents

A Look at Social Studies
1
A Look at Interdisciplinary Instruction
27
Chapter 3 Classroom Assessment in Social Studies
57
Making the Connections in Social Studies
89
Chapter 5 Social Studies for All Learners
131
Chapter 6 Facilitating Learning through Strategic Instruction in Social Studies
165
Reading Writing and Discussing
203
Chapter 8 Early Childhood Social Studies
249
Bringing Social Studies to Life through Literature
325
Exploring the World through Interdisciplinary Instruction
365
Chapter 12 Civic Education in a Democratic Society
405
Ways and Means
439
From Inner Journeys to Faraway Lands
473
Glossary
509
Index
517
Copyright

Connecting to the Past
281

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