Summary
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A practical, holistic approach to integrating social studies with language arts and other content areas
This comprehensive, reader-friendly text demonstrates how personal connections can be incorporated into social studies education while meeting standards of the National Council for the Social Studies. Praised for its wealth of strategies that go beyond social studies content teaching—including classroom strategies, pedagogical techniques, activities, and lesson plan ideas—this book presents a variety of methods for new and experienced teachers.
Key Features
Thinking Ahead invites readers to link their own experiences with the chapter content before reading; How Do I? boxes give explicit, step-by-step instruction that demonstrates how to implement and apply the strategies, techniques, and activities described in the chapter; Making Connections activities help readers make personal connections with the material
New to This Edition
The Second Edition has been significantly refined to incorporate new topic coverage and strategies needed by elementary and middle school social studies teachers
New sections divide and organize the text into six thematic sections: foundational concepts, planning and assessment, instructional strategies, literacy, teaching subject area content, and enhancing democracy; Differentiating instruction provides an additional focus on students with special needs and differentiating instruction; Additional lesson plans and examples are offered throughout the text
Ancillaries available at http://www.sagepub.com/johnson2e
Password-protected instructor resources include a test bank, PowerPoint slides, sample syllabi, and Web resources.; Open-access student study site provides a comprehensive selection of resources to enhance students understanding of the books content. The site includes practice tests, flash cards, links to NCSS standards, Internet search terms, and additional resources.
Planning Learning Experiences
Planning Learning Experiences
Thinking Ahead
- What do you associate with lesson planning?
- What do you see as the need for lesson plans?
- Some teachers insist on behavioral lesson plan objectives, while others prefer objectives that contain a general description of what will be learned or covered in the lesson. Which would you prefer and why?
- What do you know about multiple intelligence theory, and how do you envision using it in a social studies context?
Good lessons and effective learning experiences do not magically appear; they must be planned. This chapter describes how to design and plan effective learning experiences. Included are suggestions for (a) planning units, (b) designing an integrated study, and (c) planning individual lessons.
Planning a Unit
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