Social Studies in Elementary Education (with MyEducationLab)

by Parker, Walter C.

• ISBN13: 9780135001608
• ISBN10: 0135001609
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This new edition of the most popular elementary social studies methods text on the market houses a wealth of content, strategies, tools, and resources for teaching K-8 social studies. Writing with the same clarity, friendly tone, and solid content of previous editions, Parker details the mission of social studies education and explores the many ways this mission can be made to serve the full complement of learners in a diverse multicultural society. He lays out the elements of a strong social studies curriculum, explains effective teaching methods, and presents a wealth of field-tested examples, exercises, activities, and lesson plans that will enliven every social studies classroom.

Table of Contents

Orientation to Social Studies Education

Social Studies Education: What and Why

Knowing the Children We Teach

The Social Studies Curriculum

Citizenship Education and Democratic Values

History, Geography, and the Social Studies

Powerful Social Studies Tools: Time Lines, Maps, Globes, and Graphics

Current Events and Public Issues

Planning and Teaching Social Studies

Assessing Student Learning

Planning Units, Lessons, and Activities

Three Great Teaching Strategies

Resources

Cooperative Learning in Social Studies

The Literacy-Social Studies Connection

Social Studies as the Integrating Core

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