Meeting the Standards: Social Studies Readings for K-6 Educators

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Summary: An Excellent Choice!
Review: If you want the opinion of experienced educators and theorists, then you might want to add this book to your shopping cart. It is not only an excellent resource for elementary school teachers teaching only social studies but is also for the teacher in need of learning how to integrate social studies into the curriculum. Each article is easy to read and provides a plethera of information based soley on the Ten National Social Studies Curriculum Standards: Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development, and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Producation, Distribution, and Consumption; Science, Technoloty, and Society; Global Connections; and Civic Ideals and Practices.

At the beginning of each chapter, the authors gives a concise, yet detailed description of each standard, then provides up to nine articles expanding on the standard.

This book also provides the reader with articles on specific curriculum issues, how to integrate social studies, how to use literature, cooperative learning, and assessment.

This book is a wonderful choice for the new or experienced teacher, or for an interested reader of Social Studies topics.

Its 99 articles makes this book by Haas and Lauglin an excellent choice!