Elementary Social Studies: Creative Classroom Ideas, 4th edition
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Overview
This text is appropriate for student teachers studying Social Studies Methods courses for elementary schools at university Faculty of Education programs across Canada.
The fourth edition of Elementary Social Studies: Creative Classroom Ideas provides, within a Canadian context, a foundation in social studies to help the coming generation become controllers of their destinies in a world where change is the norm and awareness the key to survival. Thus, there is an emphasis on inquiry and critical thinking to be able to criticize resources, make responsible choices, and have an awareness of technology and its implications.
Table of contents
PART ONE: Getting Involved in Social Studies
Chapter 1 Social Studies: The Fundamentals
Chapter 2 Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Questions and Concepts
Chapter 3 Thinking, Metacognition, and Multiple Intelligences in Social Studies
PART TWO: Values and Character Education
Chapter 4 Dealing with Values, Attitudes, and Character Education
Chapter 5 Caring: A Universal System for Valuing
Chapter 6 Religion in the Elementary Classroom: From the Secular to the Confessional
PART THREE: Social and Economic Issues and Other Subject Areas
Chapter 7 Multicultural and Global Education
Chapter 8 Teaching about Canada's Native People
Chapter 9 Teaching about Human Rights - from Bullying to Peace Education
Chapter 10 War, Poetry, and Poppies: John McCrea's "In Flanders Fields": Teaching about Canada's Veterans, Serving Military, and Remembrance Day
Chapter 11 Teaching about Democracy, Citizenship, and Law
Chapter 12 Teaching Economics and Consumer Education
PART FOUR: The World of History and Geography: Two Very Basic Subjects
Chapter 13 Teaching History without Tears: It Should Be a Joy!
Chapter 14 Teaching History with Biographies and Autobiographies
Chapter 15 Teaching about Local History and Geography Using Customized Photographs
Chapter 16 Teaching about Geography and Environmental Education
Chapter 17 Teaching about Map Skills, Geographic Information Systems, and Satellite Images
PART FIVE: Current Events
Chapter 18 Current Events and Critical Thinking: Evaluating History as it is Happening
Chapter 19 Studying Media Bias in Current Events with Newspapers: More Critical Thinking
PART SIX: Classroom Instructional Ideas
Chapter 20 Aesthetics in Social Studies: Teaching with Poetry, Art, and Music
Chapter 21 Using Story Literature to Teach Social Studies
Chapter 22 Hobby Fun in Social Studies: Teaching with Postage Stamps, Currency, and Birds
Chapter 23 Procedures for Cooperative Learning: Learning to Work as a Team
Chapter 24 How to Teach about Controversial Issues without Becoming One
Chapter 25 Field Trip Ideas for Social Studies
Chapter 26 Do it Yourself: Visuals for Planning and Instruction
Chapter 27 Developing and Using Games, Simulations, and Role Play
PART SEVEN: Pulling it all Together: Planning, Teaching, and Evaluation
Chapter 28 An Orientation to Classroom Teaching: Subject Integration, Thematic Units, and Lesson Plans
Chapter 29 Selecting and Evaluating Materials and Resources from the Community and the Internet
Chapter 30 Evaluating Pupils and Teaching
Chapter 31 Evaluating Social Studies Web Sites: An Activity for Critical Thinking
PART EIGHT: Looking to the Future
Chapter 32 Science, Technology, Society, and the Social Studies: A 21st Century Challenge
Chapter 33 Team Teaching and Joint Planning for Integrating Social Studies and Science
Chapter 34 The New Frontier: Social Studies Enters the Space Age
Published by Pearson Canada (April 1st 2007) - Copyright © 2008