Roberts presents an integrated approach to curriculum planning, development and execution in which social studies content, literature and language arts skills are central. Specifically, the book introduces langua ge arts skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing—into social studies and literature situations that are based on meaningful content and readers own experiences. Roberts encourages individual and class interaction throughout the book and closes coverage with a variety of creative activities and learning situations.

Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies for Kindergarten and Primary Children

Education & Teaching

Roberts, Patricia L.

Schools & Teaching

Pearson

A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching is a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods book designed to engage readers in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. Designed to engage readers in both hands-on and reflective learning, each chapter contains an abundance of application exercises on perforated pages that provide opportunities to practice what you are learning and to reflect on the progress you are making toward your professional competence. Its user-friendly format presents teachers with a valuable resource by offering strategies that can be easily applied in the elementary classroom. Inservice Elementary Teachers (K-5).

A Resource Guide For Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence

Kellough, Richard D.

Moore, Kay

Pearson College Div

A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching is a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods text designed to engage readers in ";hands-on"; and ";minds-on"; learning about effective teaching. Each chapter contains an abundance of application exercises on perforated pages that provide opportunities to practice what is learned and to reflect on the progress teachers are making toward their professional competence. Its rich, practical, timely topics include planning, class management (including culturally responsive classrooms), teaching strategies, integrated technology/media, assessment, and more. The user-friendly format presents readers with a valuable resource that transcends its use in college coursework alone by offering strategies that can be easily applied in elementary classrooms, and its practical approach provides hands-on activities, exercises, and strategies for student teaching and field experiences.

A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence

Offers a step-by-step approach to using ITUs to help pupils acquire the knowledge and develop the problem-solving skills required for today's changing–and challenging–times. Addresses the content, technology, diversity, and classroom management of ITUs. Material on curriculum standards, scoring guides, and the relationship between the interdisciplinary thematic unit approach and professional education tests. Extensive coverage of the role of pupil input into ITUs. For future educators.

A Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units (4th Edition)

Reflecting the most current trends and research, this practical, concise resource guide addresses the full range of teaching/classroom concerns. It targets specific aspects of assisting student teachers as they develop their teaching competencies. To prepare students for the reality of the classroom, this book includes the constructivist approach to learning, the use of social interactive learning strategies, and inquiry learning, which involves students in problem-solving situations.

Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching, A: Planning for Competence

PRENTICE/HALL

Moore, Kay M.

A Green Dinosaur Day: A Guide for Developing Thematic Units in Literature-Based Instruction, K-6

Allyn&Bacon

Teachers of social studies in grades 4-8 will appreciate this abundant source of original and intriguing ideas, activities, and children's books they can use to enrich their history lessons. Ranging from prehistoric times and ancient cradles of civilization in the Eastern Hemisphere through Europe and the Western Hemisphere, the book focuses on how past cultures and heritages melded to form present American society. KEY TOPICS: Rich in variety, the strategies and activities are well developed. Although they are described as an integral part of a specific chapter covering a given time period, many can be adapted to almost any period of study. Some of the activities are most useful for the whole class; others are more appropriate for small groups, partnerships, or individualized inquiry. The book also includes many reproducible "history masters" for classroom use. In-service teachers in grades 4-8. A Longwood Professional Book.

Literature-Based History Activities for Children, Grades 4-8

Current industry trends create a need for this book. They include: state curriculum framework that suggests history topics for grade levels; some schools are focusing on history as the content for integrated curriculum with language arts and other skills; the whole-language movement suggests a literature-based teaching emphasis. History does not have to be dull and dreary in the classroom. Elementary teachers can now use the activities in this terrific hands-on book and selected titles from childrenOs literature to enrich their history lessons. Social studies teachers for grades 1-3 will want to use this wide collection of activities to enrich their lessons on prehistory to the Gulf War to the present. Topics include multicultural perspectives for each century, heritage of Africans, Asians, Europeans. and Native Americans, experiences of women. This book is designed for classroom teachers and all elementary teachers and supervisors. A Longwood Professional Book.

Literature Based History Activities for Children, Grades 1-3

For teachers, librarians, and parents who want to develop children's awareness of environmental matters while building and refining their language arts skills. Over 100 books of all genres are organized for children ages 5-8 and 9-14 under six headings: language, listening, folk literature, reading, speaking, and writing. Roberts (education, California State U.-Sacramento) gives a summary of each book, then suggests activities based upon the readings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Language Arts and Environmental Awareness: 100+ Integrated Books and Activities for Children

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Linnet Professional Pubns

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Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies for Kindergarten and Primary Children

A Resource Guide For Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence

A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence

A Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units (4th Edition)

Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching, A: Planning for Competence

A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence

A Green Dinosaur Day: A Guide for Developing Thematic Units in Literature-Based Instruction, K-6

Literature-Based History Activities for Children, Grades 4-8

Literature Based History Activities for Children, Grades 1-3

Language Arts and Environmental Awareness: 100+ Integrated Books and Activities for Children