Children and Their World: Strategies for Teaching Social Studies. Este artículo no está disponible.Children and Their World: Strategies for Teaching Social Studies

Designed for preservice teachers, this text consolidates social studies content into a framework for practical instruction and lesson planning. It places social studies in a thoroughly modern context and explores how such factors as language diversity and standards at the local, state, and national level--affect teachers. The text retains its hallmark features, such as model unit lessons, teacher-tested activities, technology updates, and authentic children's work, and the Resource Handbook serves as a valuable tool for on-the-job use.

Prologue: Reflecting on What's Ahead I. Building a Framework for Social Studies 1. The Dynamics of Social Studies 2. History and the Social Sciences: The Knowledge Base for Social Studies 3. How Social Studies Programs Are Organized II. Contexts for Teaching Social Studies 4. The Dimensions of Cultural Diversity 5. The Dimensions of Instructional Diversity 6. Developing Character and Values 7. Social Studies: Gateway to Literacy III. Instruction 8. Planning for Instruction 9. Assessing Learning 10. Strategies and Activities for Effective Teaching 11. Nurturing Critical and Reflective Thinking 12. Helping Students Understand Maps, Globes, and Graphics 13. Using Instructional Tools: Print, Multimedia, and Community Resources