Notable books, notable lessons
Subtitle: putting social studies back in the K-8 curriculum
By: Andrea S. Libresco, Jeannette Balantic, and Mary Battenfeld
Contributors: Balantic, Jeannette, author; Battenfeld, Mary, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781440840791
Subjects: Books and reading; Curriculum planning; Curricula; Social sciences; Children; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: This book provides teachers, librarians, and education methods professors with strategies, lesson plans, and activities that enable them to use literature as a springboard to social studies thematic instruction.* Uses award-winning books to integrate social studies and English language arts* Provides engaging, ready-to-use lesson plans that encourage hands-on engagement* Suggests activities that connect to the social studies concepts, require thoughtful, active engagement, and foster critical thinking* Includes annotated bibliographies, linked to the thematic strands of each chapter, of other books from the lists of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, selected by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.