Elementary and Middle School Social Studies: A Whole Language Approach

By Pamela J. Farris and Susan M. Cooper

This methods textbook takes a whole-language approach to teaching social studies and features the experiences of classroom teachers and college members. Updated and expanded literature examples include many titles that feature people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Each chapter includes activities with an assessment section, technology products, thematic units and focus in the classroom boxes. Geography and economics chapters have been included in this edition, focusing on map skills and economic issues. The text is accompanied by an instructor's manual and evaluation items and Microtest III.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0697244288
• ISBN13: 9780697244284
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Brown & Benchmark
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 7.5" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

Great ideas and strong interdisciplinary connections!

I was using this book as a resource to summarize social studies topics, people, and events for grades K-6. This book explained the national standards clearly. It provided great interdisciplinary connections with many helpful lessons plans. It shows pictures. It explains itself. This book is definitely worth getting.