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Seeing the Whole Through Social Studies. Introduction And Chapter 1. Introduction. Written about a 5 th grade class Standards Not stand alone topics Aligned with standards and other documents, e.g., GPS. Head Hand Heart. Integrated Learning. OK for 4 th and 5 th
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Seeing the Whole Through Social Studies Introduction And Chapter 1
Introduction • Written about a 5th grade class • Standards • Not stand alone topics • Aligned with standards and other documents, e.g., GPS Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Head • Hand • Heart Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Integrated Learning • OK for 4th and 5th • Built around language arts • Stand alone at 6th, 7th and 8th • Seven Blind Mice Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Chapter 1 • Multiple Intelligences • Howard Gardner • Frames of Mind • 8 pigments on a painter’s palate • Fosters multicultural and global education Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Flow • Flow occurs in the classroom when the day’s activities are a cohesive and productive whole. • Creating a newspaper • Writing a letter to a historical character • Pocahontas writing her father Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Values Time • Read a historical novel • Write about it • Compare with other data Learning is a process…. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Time • Key factor in today’s classroom • Finding time to teach just social studies after tracking reading, writing, listening, speaking and viewing is futile. • So do it together! • Combining language arts and social studies provides breadth and depth. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Broad topics • Teach with themes • Conflict and cooperation • Continuity and change • Community • Power • Unity • Diversity Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Non-fiction books • Notable Trade Books for Young People Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Aligning literacy connections • Reading and writing – READ 4252 • Writing, listening, speaking and viewing – this class Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com