U.S. History Through Children's Literature

U.S. History Through Children's Literature
Author: Wanda Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 245
Release: 1997-03-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313079463

Allow students to step back in time to experience the thoughts, feelings, dilemmas, and actions of people from history. For each history topic, Miller suggests two titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts.

Teaching U.S. History Through Children's Literature

Teaching U.S. History Through Children's Literature
Author: Wanda Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1998-11-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313079455

Similar to U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II in format and approach, historical fiction and nonfiction are integrated into modern U.S. History. For each of these topics, Miller suggests two or more titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history more meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts by immersing them in stories surrounding historical events. A well-researched and thorough resource.

Geographic Literacy Through Children's Literature

Geographic Literacy Through Children's Literature
Author: Linda K. Rogers
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1997-09-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313079889

Combining practical, student-centered activities with an annotated bibliography of more than 160 children's books, this guide models ways for classroom teachers to teach geography through children's literature. Chapters based on the five themes of the Geographic Standards present a variety of activities that teach students important geographic concepts. The extensive bibliography provides summaries of books, suggested teaching activities, and cross-references to other books; a list of teacher resources is also included. Attractive line drawings accompany the conversational text. Anyone looking for an effective way to teach geography at the elementary level will want this book and middle and high school educators will find useful extensions for older students. The work offers a great way to integrate geography into the curriculum.

Promoting a Global Community Through Multicultural Children's Literature

Promoting a Global Community Through Multicultural Children's Literature
Author: Stan Steiner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2001-03-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313010080

You will find this book invaluable for teaching students the beauties of diversity and for building understanding of cultures from around the world. This book features more than 800 titles, both single volume and series, selected for their multicultural content and compelling reflections of the social issues of diverse cultures. The more than 100 interdisciplinary application strategies for titles range from reading aloud with follow-up discussions to social activism. Fully indexed by author and title, this guide includes Web sites for literature integration, contact information, a discussion of the benefits of multicultural literature, and suggestions for further reading. The perfect guide for introducing students to other cultures and customs.

The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook
Author: Rebecca Rupp
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
Total Pages: 882
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0609801090

Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.

Child-Sized History

Child-Sized History
Author: Sara L. Schwebel
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0826517943

The classroom canon of young adult novels in historical context

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas
Author: Carole Cox
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452237611

Forty classroom-tested, classroom-ready literature-based strategies for teaching in the K–8 content areas Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom example that models the strategy, a research-based rationale, relevant content standards, suggested books, reader-response questions and prompts, assessment ideas, examples of how to adapt the strategy for different grade levels (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8), and ideas for differentiating instruction for English language learners and struggling students. Throughout the book, student work samples and classroom vignettes bring the content to life.

Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature

Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature
Author: Emer O'Sullivan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2023-04-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1538122928

History is constantly evolving, and the history of children’s literature is no exception. Since the original publication of Emer O’Sullivan’s Historical Dictionary of Children’s Literature in 2010, much has happened in the field of children’s literature. New authors have come into print, new books have won awards, and new ideas have entered the discourse within children’s literature studies. Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries. This book will be an excellent resource for students, scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in the field of children’s literature studies.

Much More Social Studies Through Children's Literature

Much More Social Studies Through Children's Literature
Author: Anthony D. Fredericks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2007-04-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313094667

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.