Elementary and Middle School Social Studies : An Interdisciplinary, Multicultural Approach

by Farris, Pamela J.

• ISBN13: 9781577665069
• ISBN10: 1577665066
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Author Biography

Pamela J. Farris is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and former Coordinator of School-University Partnerships at Northern Illinois University.

Table of Contents

Social studies and integrated instruction : a look at social studies	p. 1
Social studies and integrated instruction : a look at interdisciplinary instruction	p. 43
Classroom assessment in social studies	p. 73
Multicultural and bilingual education : making the connections in social studies	p. 103
Social studies for all learners	p. 151
Facilitating learning through strategic instruction in social studies	p. 187
Communicating in social studies : reading, writing, discussing	p. 231
Early childhood social studies	p. 281
History : connecting children to the past	p. 313
Another time, another place : bringing social studies to life through literature	p. 349
Geography : exploring the whole world through interdisciplinary instruction	p. 389
Civic education in a democratic society	p. 427
Economics education : ways and means	p. 457
Social studies and the arts : from inner journeys to faraway lands	p. 497
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