A Fifth Grade Social Studies Curriculum that Offers Student Choice in Learning

A Fifth Grade Social Studies Curriculum that Offers Student Choice in Learning
Author: Lindsay Alison Comstock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN:

The "one size fits all" approach to education does not serve students well. Each student comes to our classroom with an individual approach to learning. As educators, we must utilize our students' differences and help them through the learning process by differentiating our instruction. Because of these differences, and my desire to provide choices to my students, I was able to develop a fifth grade social studies curriculum that offers student choice in learning. This curriculum is based on Jay McTighe's Understanding by Design, and incorporates Gardner's multiple intelligences, Bloom's taxonomy, differentiation, motivation, and academic choice. The broad look at literature on effective teaching and providing students with choice led to the design of a fifth grade social studies curriculum that is both educationally sound and appropriate for student choice.

180 Days of Social Studies for Fifth Grade

180 Days of Social Studies for Fifth Grade
Author: Catherine Cotton
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425813976

180 Days of Social Studies is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students build social studies content knowledge. This easy-to-use fifth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students explore a new topic focusing on one of the four social studies disciplines: history, civics, geography, and economics. Watch student’s confidence soar as they build analytic skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps. Supports the C3 Framework and aligns to the NCSS curriculum standards.

National Standards for History

National Standards for History
Author: National Center for History in the Schools (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This sourcebook contains more than twelve hundred easy-to-follow and implement classroom activities created and tested by veteran teachers from all over the country. The activities are arranged by grade level and are keyed to the revised National History Standards, so they can easily be matched to comparable state history standards. This volume offers teachers a treasury of ideas for bringing history alive in grades 5?12, carrying students far beyond their textbooks on active-learning voyages into the past while still meeting required learning content. It also incorporates the History Thinking Skills from the revised National History Standards as well as annotated lists of general and era-specific resources that will help teachers enrich their classes with CD-ROMs, audio-visual material, primary sources, art and music, and various print materials. Grades 5?12

Differentiated Lessons & Assessments: Social Studies Grd 5

Differentiated Lessons & Assessments: Social Studies Grd 5
Author: Julia McMeans
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 142062928X

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.

Teaching Elementary Social Studies for Scholarship, Civic Engagement, and Mental Health

Teaching Elementary Social Studies for Scholarship, Civic Engagement, and Mental Health
Author: Lee R. Chasen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2023-01-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004539638

With over fifty detailed lesson plans that cover the entire elementary social studies curriculum, this book integrates full spectrum learning with therapeutic agency, a child's natural, inherent ability for seeking emotional balance, to re-imagine what our schools are capable of.

180 Days of Social Studies for Kindergarten

180 Days of Social Studies for Kindergarten
Author: Kathy Flynn
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1493884999

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.

Pearson My World Social Studies

Pearson My World Social Studies
Author: Linda Bennett
Publisher: Pearson Scott Foresman
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2012-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780328703371

"Interactive and dynamic elementary Social Studies instruction! Everyone has a story. What's yours? myWorld Social Studies utilizes storytelling to bring Social Studies content to life. Our exclusive interactive digital solution makes Social Studies personal for every student in a way that's easier for you. With myWorld Social Studies, you can get to the heart of Social Studies in the time you have. myWorld Social Studies, connects Social Studies content and literacy instruction with materials that are streamlined, flexible and attuned to today's classroom. Our innovative digital instruction is seamlessly integrated, providing a blended program that is engaging, effective and easy to use. myWorld Social Studies is designed to: Connect Social Studies content with literacy instruction; Engage students and advance student achievement; Reduce teacher preparation time. Every classroom is unique. Pearson's myWorld Social Studies provides innovative and engaging materials that allow you to teach the way your students learn -- print, digital, and active"--Publisher.

Spectrum Geography, Grade 5

Spectrum Geography, Grade 5
Author:
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2015-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1483818462

Winding through purple mountains majesties and amber waves of grain, the standards-based Spectrum(R) Geography: United States of America for grade 5 guides your child’s understanding of maps, ecology, historical events, population, and more using colorful illustrations and informational text. Spectrum(R) Geography is an engaging geography resource that goes beyond land formations and maps—it opens up children’s perspectives through local, national, and global adventures without leaving their seats.

Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies

Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies
Author: Andrew P. Johnson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009-10-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412968569

Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies, Second Edition is the best text for teaching primary school teachers how to integrate social studies into other content areas. This book is a comprehensive, reader-friendly text that demonstrates how personal connections can be incorporated into social studies education while meeting the National Council for the Social Studiese(tm) thematic, pedagogical, and disciplinary standards. Praised for its eoewealth of strategies that go beyond social studies teaching,e including classroom strategies, pedagogical techniques, activities and lesson plan ideas, this book examines a variety of methods both novice and experienced teachers alike can use to integrate social studies into other content areas.