Activities for Elementary School Social Studies

by Stockard, James W.

• ISBN13: 9781577662426
• ISBN10: 1577662423
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction and Rationale	ix
A Definition for Social Studies	xi
Geography Activities	1	(50)
Introduction	3	(48)
Geographic Picture Dictionary	6	(2)
Shaving Cream Landforms	8	(2)
Pumpkin Globes	10	(2)
Comparing Modeled, Mapped, and Real Objects	12	(2)
Constructing a Highway Community	14	(2)
Understanding Globes as Models of the Earth	16	(1)
Understanding Maps as Pictures of the Earth	17	(2)
Making a Sandbox Playground	19	(2)
North America and Other Continents	21	(2)
Discovering Cardinal Directions	23	(2)
Traveling on Land and Water	25	(2)
A Floor Grid System	27	(2)
North America and South America	29	(1)
Understanding Relative Location	30	(2)
Locating Mexico and Canada: Understanding the Climate Differences	32	(2)
State Identification	34	(2)
Soap-Dough Regional Maps	36	(2)
Locating the States	38	(2)
Making Papier-Mache Globes	40	(2)
Earth's Tilt + Revolution = Seasons	42	(2)
Finding Mountainous Areas of the World	44	(2)
Soda-Bottle Map Projections	46	(2)
The Changing Continents	48	(3)
History Activities	51	(28)
Introduction	53	(26)
Making Candles	56	(1)
Constructing a Transportation Chart	57	(2)
Sculpting the Status of Liberty	59	(2)
Independence Day (Fourth of July)	61	(2)
Making a Hornbook	63	(1)
Puzzle Pairs	64	(2)
Replicas of Ancient Animal-Skin Coats	66	(2)
Developing a Time-Line of Your Lifetime	68	(2)
Making a Dinosaur Book	70	(2)
Gravestone Rubbings	72	(2)
Footprint Time-Line	74	(2)
Shoe-Box Colonies	76	(1)
Making a Time-Line of Presidents	77	(2)
Anthropology Activities	79	(32)
Introduction	81	(30)
Making Dinosaur Tracks	82	(2)
Looking at Fingerprints	84	(2)
Sand Painting	86	(2)
Making Papier-Mache Pinatas	88	(2)
Making Miniature Totem Poles	90	(2)
Making Time Capsules	92	(2)
Making a Native American Rattle	94	(2)
Making Native American Pottery	96	(2)
Making an African Rainstick	98	(2)
Building a Pueblo Village	100	(2)
Making Models of Early Ships and Boats	102	(2)
Making a Plastic Scrimshaw	104	(2)
Making a Travel Brochure	106	(2)
Making a Maraca	108	(3)
Sociology Activities	111	(38)
Introduction	113	(36)
The Clocks of Time	114	(2)
Observing Change	116	(2)
Making a Mural of House Types	118	(2)
Distinguishing between Rural and Urban	120	(2)
Making Passports	122	(2)
Making a Mardi Gras King Cake	124	(2)
Consequences of Helping or Hurting Others	126	(2)
Making and Understanding Highway Signs	128	(2)
Making a Class Book	130	(3)
Interpreting the Symbols of Society	133	(2)
Sports Team Mapping	135	(2)
Everyday Problems of the Handicapped	137	(2)
Creating Stories from Pictures	139	(1)
Picturing Yourself There	140	(2)
Stories from the Town Limit Sign	142	(2)
Symbols with Meaning: A Collage	144	(2)
Establishing a Homework Hotline	146	(3)
Economics Activities	149	(28)
Introduction	151	(26)
Distinguishing between Wants and Needs	153	(2)
Distinguishing between Goods and Services	155	(2)
Making an Advertising T-Shirt	157	(2)
Checking Out the Job Market	159	(2)
Distinguishing Human-Made and Natural Resources	161	(2)
Operating a Restaurant	163	(2)
Buying Groceries	165	(2)
World Product Tags	167	(2)
Playing ``The Price Is Right''	169	(2)
Supply and Demand	171	(2)
Comparing Assembly Lines to Individual Workers	173	(2)
Global Resources	175	(2)
Political Science Activities	177	(22)
Introduction	179	(20)
Making a Flag Cake	180	(2)
Drawing the U.S. Capitol Building	182	(2)
Practicing Voting	184	(2)
Understanding the Pledge of Allegiance	186	(2)
Resolving Issues by Voting	188	(2)
Unraveling a News Article	190	(3)
Drafting a Class Constitution	193	(2)
A Community Debate	195	(2)
State Ratification Time-Line	197	(2)
Interdisciplinary Activities	199	(144)
Introduction	201	(40)
Spatial Relationships	203	(2)
Vocabulary Bingo	205	(2)
Design a State License Plate	207	(2)
Graphing Ways of Getting to School	209	(2)
Making a Collage	211	(2)
Making Papier-Mache Moons	213	(2)
Gathering News	215	(2)
Changes in the Environment	217	(2)
Graphing Eye Color	219	(2)
Vegetable Identification by Taste	221	(2)
Neighborhood Leaf Survey	223	(2)
Developing Graphic Organizers for Countries	225	(2)
Using Comics from the Newspaper	227	(2)
Encyclopedia Questions of the Week	229	(2)
A Game with Too, To, Two	231	(2)
Improving Content Reading Skills	233	(2)
Recycling Paper	235	(2)
Time Zones in the Contiguous United States	237	(2)
Making a Needle-Cork Compass	239	(2)
Appendices
Annotated Bibliography of Children's Books for Teaching Social Studies	241	(30)
Electronic Resources for Social Studies Teachers	271	(20)
Standards for Teaching Social Studies	291	(18)
NCSS Key to Activities	309	(16)
Creating Lesson Plans and Unit Plans	325	(18)
Lesson Plans	327	(3)
Unit Plans	330	(1)
Components of a Unit Plan	331	(3)
Differentiating between Goals and Objectives	334	(2)
Eight Vital Topics in Social Studies Today	336	(1)
Grouping Strategies in Social Studies	337	(1)
Using the Modalities of Learning	338	(1)
Questioning Strategies	339	(1)
Using Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy	340	(1)
Key Words in Questioning	341	(2)
Bibliography	343