Use this activity-centered, literature-based approach to get students excited about social studies. These 32 units have summaries of books, social studies topic areas, lists of content-related words, curricular perspectives, and critical-thinking questions, as well as myriad activities. Fredericks also gives you an excellent annotated bibliography of children's literature and a list of social studies resources.

Manual aids teachers in selecting children's books that correlate with one or more of the ten thematic strands of social studies and provides sample social studies literature response activities. Annotated book lists given. Elementary.

These dynamic literature-based activities will help you energize the social studies curriculum and implement national (and many of state) standards. Fredericks presents hundreds of hands-on, minds-on projects to stimulate actively and engage students in positive learning. Each of these 33 units offers book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, and dozens of easy-to-do activities for every grade level. The author also gives practical guidelines for integrating literature across the curriculum, lists of web sites useful in social studies classes, and annotated bibliographies of related resources.

Fredericks presents hundreds of hands-on, minds-on projects that actively engage students in positive learning experiences. Each of the units offers book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, classroom resources, and lots of easy-to-do activities for every grade level. The author also provides practical guidelines for collaborative ventures with school librarians, tips for integrating literature across the curriculum, lists of relevant web sites useful in social studies curriculum. Everything is linked to the social studies standards.

Presents guidelines for selecting and using literature in the social studies classroom; includes extensive lists of recommended books as well as illustrated lesson plans for using materials chosen.

Arranged in three parts, this booklet provides teachers at the early childhood and primary grade levels with guidelines for using children's literature in social studies instruction. Chapter 1 discusses rationale and procedure. Separate subsections emphasize the significant role reading books can play in developing a child's self-concept, examining similarities and differences among children and among cultures, examining peer group and family interactions, considering careers, dealing with change, and establishing a framework for history study. The relationship between children's literature and social studies skills development is treated in chapter 2. Examples of ways in which reading books lend themselves to map skill development and skits are provided. The bulk of this booklet is a sample bibliography, contained in chapter 3. Over 350 children's books, compiled on the basis of students', teachers', and social studies' needs, are listed on the following topics: careers, changes, feelings, geography, history and biography, interdependence, relationships, rules, similarities and differences, and world cultures. Lists of useful references and publishers conclude the booklet. (LP)