More Social Studies Through Childrens Literature: An Integrated Approach
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563087618 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
ANTHONY D. Tony is the author of more than 65 teacher resource books, over 30 award-winning children's books, and several trade books on effective teaching.. A former reading specialist and classroom teacher, he is currently professor of education, York College, York, Pennsylvania. FREDERICKS has written more than 20 books for Teacher Ideas Press
Tracy L. Polyak said Almost as good as the first. I bought this book because I was so impressed with the first. I love the idea of teaching social studies through literature and integrating it with other subjects. This book does a great job of not only suggesting great books to use, but it provides numerous activities to go along with them. It is easy to find just the right act
These dynamic literature-based activities will help you energize the social studies curriculum and implement national (and many of state) standards. The author also gives practical guidelines for integrating literature across the curriculum, lists of web sites useful in social studies classes, and annotated bibliographies of related resources.. Fredericks presents hundreds of hands-on, minds-on projects to stimulate actively and engage students in positive learning. Each of these 33 units offers book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, and dozens of easy-to-do activities for every grade level
Unfortunately, there are no specified age or grade levels given for the books, and some of the activities are questionable. Each unit includes a summary of the book, the discipline it covers, NCSS thematic strands, critical-thinking questions, related books, and a list of activities. Still, the strengths of this volume outweigh its weaknesses.Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. From School Library Journal This follow-up to Social Studies through Children's Literature (Libraries Unlimited, 1991) begins with a rationale for literature-based instruction, supported by Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, and a review of the National Council for the Social Studies Standard