Social Studies: a Creative Direction


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Teaching the Social Sciences


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Social Studies


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This Social Studies Interactive CD contains fun and engaging hands-on activities for use with interactive whiteboards or a computer. Activities are designed to foster critical thinking and promote cultural awareness. Colorful images help develop conceptual understanding and support multiple learning styles. Activity topics include dressing for the weather, learning your phone number, identifying places in the community, and understanding where food comes from. This CD pack includes a Resource CD with activities and a 16-page Teachers Guide.




Creating Citizens


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This work examines how Albertans have interpreted themselves and their world through history and social studies curricula and texts from 1905 to 1980, and shows that these courses, more than others, addressed issues of identity by creating the country and region's past.




Social Studies Through the Year


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Loaded with social activities for the whole school year for primary grades.




Children and Social Studies


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Differentiation Strategies for Social Studies


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Written specifically for social studies teachers at all levels, this resource helps facilitate the understanding and process of writing differentiated lessons to accommodate all readiness levels, learning styles, and interests.




Writing Strategies for Social Studies


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An AEP Award winner, this resource provides detailed strategies and activities with classroom examples across multiple grade ranges. Learn practical standards-based strategies to help students understand Social Studies content. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction for English language learners, gifted students, and below-grade level students are included with every strategy. Includes a Teacher Resource CD of customizable graphic organizers and other student activities. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards and is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. 208 pages + CD







Differentiated Lessons & Assessments: Social Studies Grd 4


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Practical strategies, activities, and assessments help teachers differentiate lessons to meet the individual needs, styles, and abilities of students. Each unit of study includes key concepts, discussion topics, vocabulary, and assessments in addition to a wide range of activities for visual, logical, verbal, musical, and kinesthetic learners. Helpful extras include generic strategies and activities for differentiating lessons and McREL content standards.