Activities for Elementary School Social Studies
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Revised edition of the invaluable guidebook for developing interest, meaning, and true understanding in the classroom! According to Piaget, all higher-order thinking skills have their bases in activities involving concrete manipulation and observation. The third edition of this highly regarded collection of social studies activities, now with new contributing author Mary Margaret Wogan, continues to be based on the premise that children learn best through experiences and activities learning by doing. It features new activities for each social studies category (geography, history, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, and interdisciplinary). Three important additions to the key elements of the easy-to-follow activity format make it easier for instructors to meet standards-based curriculum requirements:
- A detailed treatment of National Council of Social Studies standards addressed
- Specific multiple intelligences addressed (This concept is reinforced by a new multiple intelligences section in the back of the book)
- Useful Web site(s) for group/individual research (URLs for sites that will expand or enrich the learning experience for the activity)
By engaging pupils in meaningful, worthwhile social studies activities, instructors can emphasize the processes of learning rather than the products, resulting in a richly rewarding experience for pupils and teacher alike.
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LOC Call Number
LB1530 .S84 2010
ISBN
9781577666721
Publication Date
2010
Department
School of Education
Publisher
Waveland Press
City
Long Grove
Recommended Citation
Stockard, James W., "Activities for Elementary School Social Studies" (2010).