Active Experiences for Active Children Social Studies

by Seefeldt, Carol; Galper, Alice

• ISBN13: 9780131707481
• ISBN10: 0131707485
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2005-09-13
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This useful guide contains an overview of theory, many practical activities, observation forms, curriculum planning ideas and sample webs for teachers, and letters to parents for planning social studies curriculum for preschoolers and primary-grade students.Key changes include a new chapter on Different Kinds of Families, integrated social studies standards, and an emphasis on inquiry skills. Early Childhood Education settings, such as preschools and day care centers. Also General K-3 Inservice teachers.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Theory of Active Experiences	1	(48)
Experiences and Education: Putting Dewey's Theory Into Practice	3	(12)
Deep Personal Meaning	4	(3)
Firsthand Experience	4	(1)
Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making	5	(1)
Age Appropriateness	6	(1)
Content with Integrity and Meaning	7	(2)
Involving Others	9	(1)
Play	9	(1)
Group Work and Projects	9	(1)
Interactions with Teachers and Other Adults	10	(1)
Covered with Language	10	(1)
Continuity of Learning	11	(1)
Time to Reflect	12	(1)
Organizing	12	(1)
Evaluating	13	(1)
Summary	13	(2)
Active Children---Active Environments	15	(14)
The Essentials: Health, Safety, Inclusion, and Beauty	16	(2)
Health and Safety	16	(1)
Planning for Inclusion	17	(1)
Beauty	18	(1)
Indoor Spaces	18	(5)
Art Centers	18	(1)
Book and Library Centers	19	(1)
Sociodramatic Play Areas	20	(1)
Areas for Manipulatives	21	(1)
Science Areas	21	(1)
Block Areas	22	(1)
Water and Sand Areas	22	(1)
Music/Movement Areas	22	(1)
Computer Stations	23	(1)
Quiet Spaces	23	(1)
Cooking Spaces	23	(1)
Outdoor Spaces	23	(1)
Physical Activity	24	(1)
Other Outdoor Activity	25	(1)
Sociodramatic Play	25	(1)
Art	25	(1)
Science	25	(1)
Music	26	(1)
Math	26	(1)
Organized Games	26	(1)
The Teacher's Role	26	(1)
Summary	27	(2)
Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences	29	(12)
Out Into the School	31	(2)
Persons in the Immediate Environment	31	(1)
Inside the School Building	32	(1)
Outside in the Natural Environment	32	(1)
Out Into the Neighborhood and Community	33	(1)
Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences	33	(1)
Safety Tips for Field Experiences	34	(1)
Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community	35	(4)
For Democracy	35	(1)
For Diversity	36	(3)
The Home-School Connection	39	(1)
Summary	40	(1)
Experiences and Social Studies Content	41	(8)
Knowledge of Children	42	(1)
Three-Year-Olds	42	(1)
Four-Year-Olds	43	(1)
Five-Year-Olds	43	(1)
Knowledge of the Subject Matter---The Social Studies	43	(2)
Bringing Knowledge of Children and Content Together	45	(1)
Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences	46	(2)
Summary	48	(1)
PART TWO Guides to Active Experiences	49	(130)
Different Kinds of Families	51	(16)
For the Teacher	52	(4)
What You'll Need to Know	52	(1)
Key Concepts, Goals, and Objectives Based on CTB and Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies	53	(1)
What You'll Need	53	(2)
The Home-School Connection	55	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	56	(1)
For the Children	56	(11)
Standard 1. Understanding What Families Do	56	(1)
Standard 2. Learning and Describing the Unique Features of Different Families	57	(2)
Standard 3. Children Will Form Positive Relationships with Children from Different Kinds of Families	59	(2)
Reflecting	61	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades	62	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	63	(4)
The Past Is Present: History for Young Children	67	(18)
For the Teacher	68	(3)
What You'll Need to Know	68	(1)
History Standards: Key Concepts	68	(1)
Goals and Objectives	68	(1)
What You'll Need	69	(1)
The Home-School Connection	70	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	70	(1)
For the Children	71	(14)
Standard 1. Measuring the Passage of Time	71	(1)
Standard 2. Learning About Past, Present, and Future Time	72	(2)
Standard 3. Learning to Record the Changes That Occur with the Passage of Time	74	(2)
Standard 4. Using the Methods of the Historian: Observing, Collecting Data, Reflecting, and Reaching Conclusions	76	(1)
Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions	77	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	78	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	79	(6)
Earth: The Place We Live	85	(22)
For the Teacher	86	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	86	(1)
Geography Standards: Key Concepts	86	(1)
Goals and Objectives	86	(1)
What You'll Need	87	(1)
Sand and Water for Children with Special Needs	88	(2)
The Home-School Connection	89	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	89	(1)
For the Children	90	(6)
Standard 1. The Earth Is a Part of the Solar System	90	(1)
Standard 2. The Earth Is Covered with Different Surfaces	91	(3)
Standard 3. Each Place Has Unique Characteristics	94	(1)
Standard 4. A Wide Variety of Plants and Animals Live on the Earth	95	(1)
Reflecting	96	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	96	(1)
Time to Pretend	96	(11)
Documenting Children's Learning	97	(10)
Mapping for Young Children	107	(14)
For the Teacher	108	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	108	(1)
Mapping Standards	108	(1)
Goals and Objectives	109	(1)
What You'll Need	109	(1)
The Home-School Connection	110	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	110	(1)
For the Children	110	(3)
Standard 1. Maps Use Lines, Color, and Other Symbols to Represent Reality and Are Used to Locate Oneself in Space	110	(2)
Standard 2. Scale	112	(1)
Standard 3. Perspective	113	(1)
Just Pretend	113	(8)
Reflecting	114	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	114	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	114	(7)
Making and Keeping Friends	121	(14)
For the Teacher	122	(3)
What You'll Need to Know	122	(1)
Key Concepts Based on CTB and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies	122	(1)
Goals and Objectives	123	(1)
What You'll Need	123	(2)
The Home-School Connection	125	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	125	(1)
For the Children	125	(10)
Standard 1. Forming a Positive Sense of Self	125	(2)
Standard 2. Recognizing Their Feelings and the Feelings of Others	127	(1)
Standard 3. Learning How to Make and Keep Friends	128	(1)
Standard 4. Resolving Conflicts Effectively	128	(1)
Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions	129	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	130	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	131	(4)
Wants and Needs: Beginning Economic Concepts	135	(16)
For the Teacher	136	(3)
What You'll Need to Know	136	(1)
Key Concepts Based on Curriculum Standards for Social Studies	136	(1)
Goals and Objectives	136	(1)
What You'll Need	137	(1)
The Home-School Connection	138	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	138	(1)
For the Children	139	(12)
Standard 1. Identifying Wants, Needs, and Choices	139	(1)
Standard 2. Learning About Production and Consumption	140	(1)
Standard 3. Identifying Monetary and Barter Exchanges	141	(1)
Standard 4. Learning About Work	142	(1)
Reflecting	142	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	143	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	143	(8)
Living in a Democracy: From Choices to Voting	151	(14)
For the Teacher	152	(3)
What You'll Need to Know	152	(1)
Key Concepts Based on CTB Standards and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies	152	(1)
Goals and Objectives	153	(1)
What You'll Need	153	(1)
The Home-School Connection	154	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	154	(1)
For the Children	155	(10)
Standard 1. Children Are Capable of Making Choices	155	(2)
Standard 2. What Voting Means	157	(2)
Standard 3. Why People Vote	159	(1)
Reflecting	160
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	159	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	160	(5)
Valuing Diversity	165	(14)
For the Teacher	166	(4)
What You'll Need to Know	166	(1)
Key Concepts Based on CTB Guidelines and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies	166	(1)
Goals and Objectives	167	(1)
What You'll Need	167	(3)
The Home-School Connection	170	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	170	(1)
For the Children	170	(9)
Standard 1. Valuing Cultural Diversity	170	(2)
Standard 2. Valuing Others with Special Needs	172	(1)
Standard 3. Valuing Gender Equality	173	(1)
Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions	174	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	174	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	175	(4)
References	179	(4)
Resources	183	(2)
Index	185