Teaching and Learning Elementary Social Studies

by Arthur K. Ellis

Are you looking for a resource that will provide you with practical, yet proven, social studies strategies to use with children in grades K-8? Look no further, explore the new edition of Teaching and Learning Elementary Social Studies to find a wealth of lesson plans and practical guidance. This perennial best-seller provides instructional strategies for involving K-8 children in social studies content that emphasize concepts, inquiry, and moral development. Widely admired for its warm voice and abundance of children’s art and writing, this text integrates constructivist philosophies of active learning with the essential knowledge, basic skills, and positive values required of citizens in a healthy and diverse democracy.

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great textbook for new teachers to learn about teaching elementary social studies. It emphasizes the National Council for Social Studies' (NCSS) ten social studies themes and the importance of integrating social studies throughout the curriculum. The text pushes for active and experiential learning. It discusses social studies in all its aspects--history, geography, culture and identity, the role of government, citizenship and service learning, and much more.

Chapters include
Social Studies: Definitions and Rationale
Children in a Democracy: Teaching and Learning Responsible Citizenship
Social Studies and Diversity in America
Setting and Achieving Social Studies Standards
Three Ways to Center the Social Studies Curriculum: the Learner, Society, and Knowledge
Planning for Social Studies Teaching and Learning
Successful Strategies for Social Studies Teaching and Learning
Assessing Social Studies Learning
Inquiry, Discovery, and Problem Solving: Children as Researchers
Social Studies and the Integrate Curriculum
Exploring Our Geographic World
Making History Come Alive
Social Studies and the Literacy Connection
Keys to Where We've Been...

[Chelsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was a poor textbook compared to other education textbooks i have read.