Literature Based Social Studies

Download or read book More Social Studies Through Childrens Literature written by Anthony D. Fredericks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.