Elementary Social Studies: Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning

by S.G. Grant, Bruce A. VanSledright

Organized around four commonplaces of education learners and learning, subject matter, teachers and teaching, and classroom environment Grant and VanSledright s Elementary Social Studies provides a cohesive, back-to-basics framework to help social studies teachers achieve the potential for powerful teaching and learning. Through clear writing and concrete examples that blend the theoretical and the practical, the authors get at the heart of what makes for quality instruction, and they never lose sight of the end-goal: students who are motivated, engaged, and creative. Book features include:

New chapter on language arts and Common Core State Standards
New chapter on Assessment
Real-classroom narratives introduce each chapter and provide context
Practical curriculum suggestions for the social studies classroom
Icons point out material related to Diversity, Curriculum Standards, Theory-to-Practice, and Relevant Research
End-of-chapter summaries and annotated teaching resources enhance chapter content

332 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

About the author

S.G. Grant has been a professor of Social Studies Education at Binghamton University since 2008. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Maine and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He has worked as a high school social studies teacher in the state of Maine and as consultant in the Maine Department of Education and as a professor at the University at Buffalo.