Active Experiences for Active Children : Social Studies

by Seefeldt, Carol; Galper, Alice

• ISBN13: 9780130834324
• ISBN10: 0130834327
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

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	(49)
Experiences and Education: Putting Dewey's Theory Into Practice	3	(10)
Deep Personal Meaning	4	(2)
Firsthand Experience	4	(1)
Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making	5	(1)
Age Appropriateness	6	(1)
Content with Integrity and Meaning	6	(1)
Involving Others	7	(2)
Play	7	(1)
Group Work and Projects	7	(1)
Interactions with Teachers and Other Adults	8	(1)
Covered with Language	9	(1)
Continuity of Learning	9	(1)
Time to Reflect	10	(1)
Organizing	10	(1)
Evaluating	11	(1)
Summary	11	(2)
Active Children---Active Environments	13	(12)
The Essentials: Health, Safety, Inclusion, and Beauty	14	(1)
Health and Safety	14	(1)
Planning for Inclusion	14	(1)
Beauty	15	(1)
Indoor Spaces	15	(5)
Art Centers	16	(1)
Book and Library Centers	16	(1)
Sociodramatic Play Areas	17	(1)
Areas for Manipulatives	18	(1)
Science Areas	18	(1)
Block Areas	19	(1)
Water and Sand Areas	19	(1)
Music Areas	19	(1)
Computer Stations	19	(1)
Quiet Spaces	20	(1)
Outdoor Spaces	20	(1)
Physical Activity	21	(1)
Other Outdoor Activity	21	(2)
Sociodramatic Play	21	(1)
Art	21	(1)
Science	22	(1)
Music	22	(1)
Math	22	(1)
Organized Games	22	(1)
The Teacher's Role	23	(1)
Summary	24	(1)
Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences	25	(12)
Out Into the School	27	(1)
Persons in the Immediate Environment	27	(1)
Inside the School Building	27	(1)
Outside in the Natural Environment	28	(1)
Out Into the Neighborhood and Community	28	(1)
Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences	29	(1)
Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community	30	(3)
For Democracy	30	(1)
For Diversity	31	(2)
The Home-School Connection	33	(2)
Summary	35	(2)
Experiences and Social Studies Content	37	(12)
Knowledge of Children	38	(1)
Three-Year-olds	38	(1)
Four-Year-Olds	38	(1)
Five-Year-Olds	39	(1)
Knowledge of the Subject Matter---The Social Studies	39	(2)
Bringing Knowledge of Children and Content Together	41	(1)
Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences	42	(1)
Summary	43	(1)
References	44	(3)
Resources	47	(2)
PART TWO Guides to Active Experiences	49	(112)
The Past Is Present: History for Young Children	51	(16)
For the Teacher	52	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	52	(1)
Key Concepts	52	(1)
Goals and Objectives	52	(1)
What You'll Need	52	(2)
The Home-School Connection	54	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	54	(1)
For the Children	54	(13)
Measuring the Passage of Time	54	(2)
Learning to Record the Passage of Time	56	(2)
Reaching Conclusions About the Past	58	(1)
Reflecting	59	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	59	(2)
Documenting Children's Learning	61	(6)
Earth: The Place We Live	67	(18)
For the Teacher	68	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	68	(1)
Key Concepts	68	(1)
Goals and Objectives	68	(1)
What You'll Need	68	(2)
The Home-School Connection	70	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	70	(1)
For the Children	70	(15)
A Variety of Surfaces Cover the Earth	70	(3)
Each Place Has Unique Characteristics	73	(1)
A Wide Variety of Plants and Animals Live on the Earth	74	(2)
Reflecting	76	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	76	(1)
Documenting Children's Learning	77	(8)
Way Up in the Sky	85	(12)
For the Teacher	86	(1)
What You'll Need to Know	86	(1)
Key Concepts	86	(1)
Goals and Objectives	86	(1)
What You'll Need	86	(1)
The Home-School Connection	87	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	87	(1)
For the Children	87	(10)
The Earth Is Part of the Solar System	87	(3)
Atmosphere Surrounds the Earth	90	(4)
Reflecting	94	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	94	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	95	(2)
Mapping for Young Children	97	(14)
For the Teacher	98	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	98	(1)
Key Concepts	98	(1)
Goals and Objectives	98	(1)
What You'll Need	98	(1)
The Home-School Connection	99	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	99	(1)
For the Children	100	(11)
Maps: Symbolic Representations	100	(1)
Maps: Scale	101	(2)
Maps: Perspective	103	(1)
Reflecting	103	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	103	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	103	(8)
Making and Keeping Friends	111	(12)
For the Teacher	112	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	112	(1)
Key Concepts	112	(1)
Goals and Objectives	112	(1)
What You'll Need	113	(1)
The Home-School Connection	114	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	114	(1)
For the Children	114	(9)
Forming a Positive Sense of Self	114	(1)
Recognizing Their Feelings and the Feelings of Others	115	(1)
Learning How to Make and Keep Friends	116	(1)
Resolving Conflicts Effectively	116	(1)
Reflecting	117	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	118	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	118	(5)
Wants and Needs: Beginning Economic Concepts	123	(14)
For the Teacher	124	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	124	(1)
Key Concepts	124	(1)
Goals and Objectives	124	(1)
What You'll Need	125	(1)
The Home-School Connection	126	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	126	(1)
For the Children	126	(11)
Identifying Wants, Needs, and Choices	126	(2)
Learning About Production and Consumption	128	(1)
Identifying Monetary and Barter Exchange	128	(1)
Learning About Work	129	(1)
Reflecting	129	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	130	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	130	(7)
Living in a Democracy: From Choices to Voting	137	(12)
For the Teacher	138	(2)
What You'll Need to Know	138	(1)
Key Concepts	138	(1)
Goals and Objectives	138	(1)
What You'll Need	138	(1)
The Home-School Connection	139	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	140	(1)
For the Children	140	(9)
Children Are Capable of Making Choices	140	(2)
What Voting Means	142	(1)
Why People Vote	143	(1)
Reflecting	144	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	144	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	145	(4)
Valuing Diversity	149	(12)
For the Teacher	150	(3)
What You'll Need to Know	150	(1)
Key Concepts	150	(1)
Goals and Objectives	150	(1)
What You'll Need	151	(1)
The Home-School Connection	152	(1)
Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning	152	(1)
For the Children	153	(8)
Valuing Others from Different Racial/Ethnic Groups	153	(1)
Valuing Others with Special Needs	154	(1)
Valuing Both Genders Equally	154	(1)
Reflecting	155	(1)
Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades	156	(1)
Documenting Children's Literature	156	(5)
Index	161