Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 2


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for second grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 2 ebook


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook Ebook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for second grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 1 ebook


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook Ebook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for first grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade K


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Make social studies more accessible to kindergarten students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook! This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for kindergartners, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 1


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for first grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 3 ebook


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook Ebook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for third grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Exploring Social Studies Arkansas Edition: Student Handbook Grade 3


Book Description

Make social studies more accessible to students with Exploring Social Studies: Arkansas Student Handbook. This student-friendly handbook builds content-area literacy in the four strands of social studies: history, geography, civics, and economics. It includes pertinent information about Arkansas for third grade students, including historical figures and events that have shaped Arkansas s rich history. The fun activities include practice in reading, writing, mathematics, and art, and can be easily assigned for independent work. This handbook can be used in conjunction with social studies textbooks or to supplement the language arts block, and is organized by the four social studies strands to allow for teacher flexibility in deciding which activities to assign. Aligned to the NCSS standards, each page clearly identifies the purpose of every activity and the specific Arkansas social studies standard that the activity meets. The activities include nonfiction texts with questions, fiction texts with activities, puzzles, math pages, primary sources, critical-thinking activities, creative-thinking activities, and more.




Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History


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Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessments, or curriculum resources. This practical guide presents six research-tested historical investigations along with all corresponding teaching materials and tools that have improved the historical thinking and argumentative writing of academically diverse students. Each investigation integrates reading, analysis, planning, composing, and reflection into a writing process that results in an argumentative history essay. Primary sources have been modified to allow struggling readers access to the material. Web links to original unmodified primary sources are also provided, along with other sources to extend investigations. The authors include sample student essays from each investigation to illustrate the progress of two different learners and explain how to support students’ development. Each chapter includes these helpful sections: Historical Background, Literacy Practices Students Will Learn, How to Teach This Investigation, How Might Students Respond?, Student Writing and Teacher Feedback, Lesson Plans and Materials. Book Features: Integrates literacy and inquiry with core U.S. history topics. Emphasizes argumentative writing, a key requirement of the Common Core. Offers explicit guidance for instruction with classroom-ready materials. Provides primary sources for differentiated instruction. Explains a curriculum appropriate for students who struggle with reading, as well as more advanced readers. Models how to transition over time from more explicit instruction to teacher coaching and greater student independence. “The tools this book provides—from graphic organizers, to lesson plans, to the accompanying documents—demystify the writing process and offer a sequenced path toward attaining proficiency.” —From the Foreword by Sam Wineburg, co-author of Reading Like a Historian “Assuming literate practice to be at the core of history learning and historical practice, the authors provide actual units of history instruction that can be immediately applied to classroom teaching. These units make visible how a cognitive apprenticeship approach enhances history and historical literacy learning and ensure a supported transition to teaching history in accordance with Common Core State Standards.” —Elizabeth Moje, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan “The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards and the Common Core State Standards challenge students to investigate complex ideas, think critically, and apply knowledge in real world settings. This extraordinary book provides tried-and-true practical tools and step-by-step directions for social studies to meet these goals and prepare students for college, career, and civic life in the 21st century.” —Michelle M. Herczog, president, National Council for the Social Studies




180 Days of Social Studies for Sixth Grade


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Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily practice! This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly social studies units that build students' content-area literacy, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom. Students will analyze primary sources, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their grade-level social studies knowledge. Each week covers a particular topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: history, economics, civics, and geography. Aligned to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards, this social studies workbook includes digital materials.




Building Literacy in Social Studies


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Preparing students to be active, informed, literate citizens is one of the primary functions of public schools. But how can students become engaged citizens if they can't read, let alone understand, their social studies texts? What can educators—and social studies teachers in particular—do to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and motivation to become engaged in civic life? Building Literacy in Social Studies addresses this question by presenting both the underlying concepts and the research-based techniques that teachers can use to engage students and build the skills they need to become successful readers, critical thinkers, and active citizens. The authors provide targeted strategies—including teaching models, graphic organizers, and step-by-step instructions—for activities such as * Building vocabulary, * Developing textbook literacy skills, * Interpreting primary and secondary sources, * Applying critical thinking skills to newspapers and magazines, and * Evaluating Internet sources. Readers will also learn how to organize classrooms into models of democracy by creating learning communities that support literacy instruction, distribute authority, encourage cooperation, and increase accountability among students. Realistic scenarios depict a typical social studies teacher's experience before and after implementing the strategies in the classroom, showing their potential to make a significant difference in how students respond to instruction. By making literacy strategies a vital part of content-area instruction, teachers not only help students better understand their schoolwork but also open students' eyes to the power that informed and engaged people have to change the world.