Much More Social Studies through Children's Literature: A Collaborative Approach
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...
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These dynamic literature-based activities will help you energize the entire social studies curriculum and implement national (and state) standards.Fredericks presents hundreds of "hands-on, minds-on" projects that actively engage students in positive learning experiences. Each of the 62 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 relevent Web sites useful in social studies education, and an up-to-date section of annotated bibliographies of the best in children's social studies literature/
Preface xviiAcknowledgments xixChildren's Literature in the Social Studies CurriculumTeaching Elementary Social Studies 3Scope and Sequence 3The National Council for the Social Studies 5Rethinking the Social Studies Curriculum 8Constructivism and Social Studies Instruction 9Social Studies Teaching and Multiple Intelligences 10Final Thought 12Social Studies and Children's Literature 13Integrating Literature 13The Literature-Based Approach to Social Studies Instruction 14Advantages of Literature-Based Instruction 16Collaboration: The Name of the Game 19Benefits 19Forging the Partnership 20Librarian [RightArrow] Classroom Teacher 20Classroom Teacher [RightArrow] Librarian 22How to Use This Book 25Book Selection 25Hands-on, Minds-on Activities 26Readers Theatre 27Activity Sheets 28Activities and ProcessesChild and Self 31All the Colors of the Earth 31Summary 31Social Studies Disciplines 32NCSS Thematic Strands 32Critical Thinking Questions 32Related Books 32Activities 32Giraffes Can't Dance 34Summary 34Social Studies Disciplines 34NCSS Thematic Strands 34Critical Thinking Questions 34Related Books 35Activities 35Happy Birth Day! 37Summary 37Social Studies Disciplines 37NCSS Thematic Strands 37Critical Thinking Questions 37Related Books 38Activities 38I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem 40Summary 40Social Studies Disciplines 40NCSS Thematic Strands 40Critical Thinking Questions 40Related Books 41Activities 41Parts 43Summary 43Social Studies Disciplines 43NCSS Thematic Strands 43Critical Thinking Questions 43Related Books 44Activities 44The Secret of Saying Thanks 46Summary 46Social Studies Disciplines 46NCSS Thematic Strands 46Critical Thinking Questions 46Related Books 47Activities 47Family 49Mama Loves Me from Away 49Summary 49Social Studies Disciplines 49NCSS Thematic Strands 49Critical Thinking Questions 50Related Books 50Activities 50So Far from the Sea 52Summary 52Social Studies Disciplines 52NCSS Thematic Strands 52Critical Thinking Questions 53Related Books 53Activities 53Star Blanket 55Summary 55Social Studies Disciplines 55NCSS Thematic Strands 55Critical Thinking Questions 55Related Books 56Activities 56The Star People: A Lakota Story 58Summary 58Social Studies Disciplines 58NCSS Thematic Strands 58Critical Thinking Questions 58Related Books 59Activities 59Tattered Sails 61Summary 61Social Studies Disciplines 61NCSS Thematic Strands 61Critical Thinking Questions 61Related Books 62Activities 62Community and Neighborhood 65How Raven Stole the Sun 65Summary 65Social Studies Disciplines 65NCSS Thematic Strands 65Critical Thinking Questions 66Related Books 66Activities 66My Great-Aunt Arizona 68Summary 68Social Studies Disciplines 68NCSS Thematic Strands 68Critical Thinking Questions 68Related Books 69Activities 69On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks 71Summary 71Social Studies Disciplines 71NCSS Thematic Strands 71Critical Thinking Questions 71Related Books 72Activities 72The Other Side 74Summary 74Social Studies Disciplines 74NCSS Thematic Strands 74Critical Thinking Questions 74Related Books 75Activities 75Quinito's Neighborhood: El Vecindario de Quinito 77Summary 77Social Studies Disciplines 77NCSS Thematic Strands 77Critical Thinking Questions 78Related Books 78Activities 78Tomas and the Library Lady 80Summary 80Social Studies Disciplines 80NCSS Thematic Strands 80Critical Thinking Questions 80Related Books 81Activities 81Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 83Summary 83Social Studies Disciplines 83NCSS Thematic Strands 83Critical Thinking Questions 83Related Books 84Activities 84City and Country 87Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey 87Summary 87Social Studies Disciplines 87NCSS Thematic Strands 88Critical Thinking Questions 88Related Books 88Activities 88An Island Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk on a Barrier Island 90Summary 90Social Studies Disciplines 90NCSS Thematic Strands 90Critical Thinking Questions 90Related Books 91Activities 91Life on an Apple Orchard 93Summary 93Social Studies Disciplines 93NCSS Thematic Strands 93Critical Thinking Questions 94Related Books 94Activities 94Mountain Town 96Summary 96Social Studies Disciplines 96NCSS Thematic Strands 96Critical Thinking Questions 96Related Books 97Activities 97Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs, and Leaping Frogs 99Summary 99Social Studies Disciplines 99NCSS Thematic Strands 99Critical Thinking Questions 99Related Books 100Activities 100Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town 102Summary 102Social Studies Disciplines 102NCSS Thematic Strands 102Critical Thinking Questions 102Related Books 103Activities 103Where Horses Run Free: A Dream for the American Mustang 106Summary 106Social Studies Disciplines 106NCSS Thematic Strands 106Critical Thinking Questions 106Related Books 107Activities 107States and Regions 109Crab Moon 109Summary 109Social Studies Disciplines 109NCSS Thematic Strands 109Critical Thinking Questions 110Related Books 110Activities 110G Is for Golden: A California Alphabet 112Summary 112Social Studies Disciplines 112NCSS Thematic Strands 112Critical Thinking Questions 112Related Books 113Activities 113G Is for Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet 115Summary 115Social Studies Disciplines 115NCSS Thematic Strands 115Critical Thinking Questions 115Related Books 116Activities 116High as a Hawk: A Brave Girl's Historic Climb 118Summary 118Social Studies Disciplines 118NCSS Thematic Strands 118Critical Thinking Questions 118Related Books 119Activities 119I Have Heard of a Land 121Summary 121Social Studies Disciplines 121NCSS Thematic Strands 121Critical Thinking Questions 122Related Books 122Activities 122Quilt of States: Piecing Together America 124Summary 124Social Studies Disciplines 124NCSS Thematic Strands 124Critical Thinking Questions 124Related Books 125Activities 125The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story 127Summary 127Social Studies Disciplines 127NCSS Thematic Strands 127Critical Thinking Questions 127Related Books 128Activities 128Nation and Country 131A Is for America: An American Alphabet 131Summary 131Social Studies Disciplines 131NCSS Thematic Strands 132Critical Thinking Questions 132Related Books 132Activities 132Coming to America: A Muslim Family's Story 134Summary 134Social Studies Disciplines 134NCSS Thematic Strands 134Critical Thinking Questions 134Related Books 135Activities 135Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 137Summary 137Social Studies Disciplines 137NCSS Thematic Strands 137Critical Thinking Questions 138Related Books 138Activities 138Pearl Harbor Warriors: The Bugler, the Pilot, the Friendship 140Summary 140Social Studies Disciplines 140NCSS Thematic Strands 140Critical Thinking Questions 140Related Books 141Activities 141So You Want to Be President? 143Summary 143Social Studies Disciplines 143NCSS Thematic Strands 143Critical Thinking Questions 144Related Books 144Activities 144The Star-Spangled Banner 146Summary 146Social Studies Disciplines 146NCSS Thematic Strands 146Critical Thinking Questions 146Related Books 147Activities 147Vote! 149Summary 149Social Studies Disciplines 149NCSS Thematic Strands 149Critical Thinking Questions 149Related Books 150Activities 150World 153Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World 153Summary 153Social Studies Disciplines 154NCSS Thematic Strands 154Critical Thinking Questions 154Related Books 154Activities 154Beautiful Blackbird 156Summary 156Social Studies Disciplines 156NCSS Thematic Strands 156Critical Thinking Questions 156Related Books 156Activities 157Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Mexican Folktales 159Summary 159Social Studies Disciplines 159NCSS Thematic Strands 159Critical Thinking Questions 159Related Books 160Activities 160Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon 162Summary 162Social Studies Disciplines 162NCSS Thematic Strands 162Critical Thinking Questions 162Related Books 163Activities 163Lord of the Cranes 165Summary 165Social Studies Disciplines 165NCSS Thematic Strands 165Critical Thinking Questions 165Related Books 166Activities 166This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort 168Summary 168Social Studies Disciplines 169NCSS Thematic Strands 169Critical Thinking Questions 169Related Books 169Activities 169Readers TheatreIs the Value of Readers Theatre? 171Using Readers Theatre 173Presentation Suggestions 174References 175The First Thanksgiving (Nation) 176Social Studies Concept 176Summary 176Social Studies Disciplines 176NCSS Thematic Strands 176Critical Thinking Questions 176Three Ways of Living (City and Country) 180Social Studies Concept 180Summary 180Social Studies Disciplines 180NCSS Thematic Strands 180Critical Thinking Questions 180A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson (Nation) 185Social Studies Concept 185Summary 185Social Studies Disciplines 185NCSS Thematic Strands 185Critical Thinking Questions 185All Together Now (Community and Neighborhood) 192Social Studies Concept 192Summary 192Social Studies Disciplines 192NCSS Thematic Strands 192Critical Thinking Questions 192The Shapiros' New Adventure (World) 196Social Studies Concept 196Summary 196Social Studies Disciplines 196NCSS Thematic Strands 196Critical Thinking Questions 196Day of the Wave (States and Regions) 203Social Studies Concept 203Summary 203Social Studies Disciplines 203NCSS Thematic Strands 203Critical Thinking Questions 203Activity SheetsLiterature Log I 211Literature Log II 213Story Map 214Story Pyramid 215Character Analysis Frame 216I Wonder... 217A Reader's Menu 218Author Study 219Word by Word 220Book by Book 221An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Literature 223The Concepts of Social Studies 223Self 223Family 224Communities and Neighborhoods 225City and County 226States and Regions 227Nation 227World 228The Disciplines of Social Studies 229Geography 229Anthropology 230Sociology 231Political Science 232Economics 232History 233Teacher Resources Anthony D. Fredericks 235Index 239
\ From the Publisher"The third entry in this series of teaching aids suggests 400 activities elementary school students can perform in conjunction with 45 trade books on self-perception, family, community, history, geography, animals, and international cultures. The final two sections provide theater scripts for children to read aloud and reproducible handouts."\ -\ Reference & Research Book News\ "A participatory approach to elementary social studies teaching. Quality children's literature is the focal point for the hands-on, minds-on experiences that are presented in the 62 units linked to national standards. Practical and up-to-date suggestions for collaborations with librarians and integration across the curriculum are included."\ -\ Curriculum Connections\ "Fredericks doles out a bevy of engaging new literature-based social studies lessons. Up-to-date book recommendations are varied in both genre and topic and each is accompanied by modifiable lesson plans. The readers' theatre scripts are unremarkable but an excellent section on literature response makes up for them."\ -\ School Library Journal\ \ \
