Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 5
An Inquiry Approach
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2014
- Category
- Elementary
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Spiral bound
- ISBN
- 9781553795155
- Publish Date
- Dec 2014
- List Price
- $135.00
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 5
- Grade: k
Description
Hands-On Social Studies For Ontario is filled with a year's worth of classroom-tested activites. The grade 5 book is divided into two units: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada. The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship. With materials for both teachers and students, this new edition includes many familiar great features: curriculum correlation charts; summary charts showing expectations; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; visuals and blackline masters; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centered activities. Exciting new features include: photo files that relate to the lesson topic(s), ideas for extending the learning, opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge, authentic assessment for, as, and of learning opportunities, the five components of the inquiry model, concepts of social studies thinking, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals, support for developing historical thinking skills. This resource, developed by experienced educators, focusses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum as identified by the Ontario Ministry (2013) and adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools.
About the author
Jennifer Lawson, PhD, is the originator and program editor of the Hands-On series published by Portage & Main Press. Jennifer writes, teaches in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba, and is a local school board trustee. She is also one of the founders of Mission to Mexico, an organization that works with and provides supports to schools in some of the most impoverished communities in Puerto Vallarta. Jennifer is a former classroom teacher, resource and special education teacher, consultant, and principal. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, Barry, and sons, Devon and Jeremy.
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