Children and Their World: Strategies for Teaching Social Studies
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