More Social Studies Through Childrens Literature: An Integrated Approach
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
More Social Studies Through Childrens Literature: An Integrated Approach
By (Author) Anthony D. Fredericks
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Libraries Unlimited Inc
15th February 2000
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Educational: Citizenship and social education
Childrens and teenage literature studies: general
300
Physical Properties
Paperback
225
Description
These dynamic literature-based activities will help you energize the social studies curriculum and implement national (and many of state) standards. Fredericks presents hundreds of hands-on, minds-on projects to stimulate actively and engage students in positive learning. Each of these 33 units offers book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, and dozens of easy-to-do activities for every grade level. The author also gives practical guidelines for integrating literature across the curriculum, lists of web sites useful in social studies classes, and annotated bibliographies of related resources.
Author Bio
ANTHONY D. FREDERICKS has written more than 20 books for Teacher Ideas Press. A former reading specialist and classroom teacher, he is currently professor of education, York College, York, Pennsylvania. Tony is the author of more than 65 teacher resource books, over 30 award-winning children's books, and several trade books on effective teaching.
