100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5-12
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"This unique contribution is both a wonderful source of teaching ideas and a reminder that authentic learning involves engaging experiences that encourage inquiry."
—Dan Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education
Penn State University
"Educators are always looking for interesting activities that challenge students to think beyond the ordinary. The authors have done a great job of compiling a variety of activities for different subject areas."
—India Meissel, Social Studies and English Teacher
Lakeland High School, Suffolk, VA
Encourage critical thinking while teaching meaning through learning experiences!
Learning in secondary school classrooms involves much more than students reciting the "right" answers on high-stakes tests. This activity-packed book encourages educators to move beyond traditional models of teaching and learning and provides them with the tools for getting started.
100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5–12 focuses on using active learning to engage students in critical thinking and reflection about complex content knowledge in the humanities and the arts. Through easy-to-use matrices, the authors link lessons investigating history, economics, literature, music, and visual arts to McREL, NCTE, and NCSS standards. The 100 activities address significant social issues, including social justice, culture, language, and diversity. Teachers can emphasize comprehension, encourage creative thinking, and promote transfer across disciplines to help students:
- Explore primary sources to uncover practical and relevant information
- Construct careful arguments to integrate new learning with prior knowledge
- Question deeply held assumptions to arrive at authentic understandings
- Approach new ideas with confidence
Take your students through meaningful learning experiences and make knowledge come alive!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
Introduction
Matrices
- NCSS
- McRel
- 1. Creating a Language
- 2. Point-of-View Pictures
- 3. Rosie the Riveter
- 4. Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 5. How Is History Portrayed? Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 6. Spanglish
- 7. Slave Narratives
- 8. The Paradox of Theseus's Ship
- 9. Creating an Personal Historical Timeline
- 10. Poems Inspired by Art
- 11. Art Inspired by Poetry
- 12. The Paradox of Infinity
- 13. Point of View and Cultural Perspectives
- 14. Final Flight of Yamamoto: Should We Have Struck Back?
- 15. Double Consciousness: Examining Oneself and the Concept of Privilege
- 16. The Fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
- 17. Creating a System of Writing
- 18. Magic and Technology
- 19. The Birthday Paradox
- 20. Mobius Strip and Different Perspectives
- 21. Thinking Out of the Paradigm: The Columbus Egg Problem
- 22. Arthur C. Clarke's First Law
- 23. Is Technology Neutral?
- 24. Writing a Letter to the Editor
- 25. Science Fiction and Literature as the Future
- 26. Creating a Political Broadside
- 27. Exploring the Great Depression
- 28. Family Photographs
- 29. Women's Rights
- 30. Today in History
- 31. Photographs of the Farm Security Administration
- 32. Primary and Secondary Sources
- 33. Thinking Outside the Box
- 34. Riddles
- 35. Exploring Community Festivals
- 36. Rebuses and Concrete Writing
- 37. Mnemonics
- 38. Designing a Memorial
- 39. Stepping Into a Painting
- 40. Japanese Internment During World War II
- 41. ASCII Code
- 42. Protest Songs
- 43. Inaugural Presidential Address
- 44. Portals to the World
- 45. Stories From Childhood
- 46. Round-Robin Stories
- 47. Writing Grab Bag
- 48. Using Census Data
- 49. Explore a Favorite Artist
- 50. What Makes a Good Life?
- 51. Creating an Ethical Will
- 52. Written in Stone
- 53. Photographic Timeline
- 54. 1900
- 55. Ninety-Five Theories
- 56. Analyzing the New England Primer (1692)
- 57. Slavery in the Constitution?
- 58. How Crowded Was the Middle Passage?
- 59. The List of Creepy Coincidences
- 60. Sacrifices
- 61. The Classroom Missile Crisis
- 62. Listening to Sources?
- 63. Personal Timelines: A Puzzle?
- 64. Movies as a Window Into History
- 65. Writing Their Own Script
- 66. Write Obituaries
- 67. Take a Trip to Mars
- 68. CIA Fact Book
- 69. Talking to an Expert
- 70. Famous Last Words
- 71. Columbus and Culture
- 72. Collage
- 73. Making Models
- 74. The World Without Human Life
- 75. Creating the Scene for a Story
- 76. How Long Is a Thousand Years?
- 77. Creating a Dadaist Poem
- 78. War Stories
- 79. Editorial Cartoons as Social Commentary
- 80. True or False
- 81. Creating Codes
- 82. What Is the Law?
- 83. When Is the Law the Law?
- 84. Symbols in Our Culture
- 85. Symbols on Our Money
- 86. What's on the Stamp?
- 87. Place Names
- 88. Art Museums of the World
- 89. America's Attic
- 90. Written in Stone
- 91. Photographic Community Timeline
- 92. The Sounds of Silence
- 93. What's in a Name?
- 94. More What's in a Name?
- 95. Crazy Inventions
- 96. Idioms
- 97. Famous Inventions and Their Impact on the World
- 98. What Is in Good Taste?
- 99. Creating a Self-Portrait
- 100. Found Art
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Description
"This unique contribution is both a wonderful source of teaching ideas and a reminder that authentic learning involves engaging experiences that encourage inquiry."
—Dan Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education
Penn State University
"Educators are always looking for interesting activities that challenge students to think beyond the ordinary. The authors have done a great job of compiling a variety of activities for different subject areas."
—India Meissel, Social Studies and English Teacher
Lakeland High School, Suffolk, VA
Encourage critical thinking while teaching meaning through learning experiences!
Learning in secondary school classrooms involves much more than students reciting the "right" answers on high-stakes tests. This activity-packed book encourages educators to move beyond traditional models of teaching and learning and provides them with the tools for getting started.
100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5–12 focuses on using active learning to engage students in critical thinking and reflection about complex content knowledge in the humanities and the arts. Through easy-to-use matrices, the authors link lessons investigating history, economics, literature, music, and visual arts to McREL, NCTE, and NCSS standards. The 100 activities address significant social issues, including social justice, culture, language, and diversity. Teachers can emphasize comprehension, encourage creative thinking, and promote transfer across disciplines to help students:
- Explore primary sources to uncover practical and relevant information
- Construct careful arguments to integrate new learning with prior knowledge
- Question deeply held assumptions to arrive at authentic understandings
- Approach new ideas with confidence
Take your students through meaningful learning experiences and make knowledge come alive!
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
Introduction
Matrices
- NCSS
- McRel
- 1. Creating a Language
- 2. Point-of-View Pictures
- 3. Rosie the Riveter
- 4. Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 5. How Is History Portrayed? Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 6. Spanglish
- 7. Slave Narratives
- 8. The Paradox of Theseus's Ship
- 9. Creating an Personal Historical Timeline
- 10. Poems Inspired by Art
- 11. Art Inspired by Poetry
- 12. The Paradox of Infinity
- 13. Point of View and Cultural Perspectives
- 14. Final Flight of Yamamoto: Should We Have Struck Back?
- 15. Double Consciousness: Examining Oneself and the Concept of Privilege
- 16. The Fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
- 17. Creating a System of Writing
- 18. Magic and Technology
- 19. The Birthday Paradox
- 20. Mobius Strip and Different Perspectives
- 21. Thinking Out of the Paradigm: The Columbus Egg Problem
- 22. Arthur C. Clarke's First Law
- 23. Is Technology Neutral?
- 24. Writing a Letter to the Editor
- 25. Science Fiction and Literature as the Future
- 26. Creating a Political Broadside
- 27. Exploring the Great Depression
- 28. Family Photographs
- 29. Women's Rights
- 30. Today in History
- 31. Photographs of the Farm Security Administration
- 32. Primary and Secondary Sources
- 33. Thinking Outside the Box
- 34. Riddles
- 35. Exploring Community Festivals
- 36. Rebuses and Concrete Writing
- 37. Mnemonics
- 38. Designing a Memorial
- 39. Stepping Into a Painting
- 40. Japanese Internment During World War II
- 41. ASCII Code
- 42. Protest Songs
- 43. Inaugural Presidential Address
- 44. Portals to the World
- 45. Stories From Childhood
- 46. Round-Robin Stories
- 47. Writing Grab Bag
- 48. Using Census Data
- 49. Explore a Favorite Artist
- 50. What Makes a Good Life?
- 51. Creating an Ethical Will
- 52. Written in Stone
- 53. Photographic Timeline
- 54. 1900
- 55. Ninety-Five Theories
- 56. Analyzing the New England Primer (1692)
- 57. Slavery in the Constitution?
- 58. How Crowded Was the Middle Passage?
- 59. The List of Creepy Coincidences
- 60. Sacrifices
- 61. The Classroom Missile Crisis
- 62. Listening to Sources?
- 63. Personal Timelines: A Puzzle?
- 64. Movies as a Window Into History
- 65. Writing Their Own Script
- 66. Write Obituaries
- 67. Take a Trip to Mars
- 68. CIA Fact Book
- 69. Talking to an Expert
- 70. Famous Last Words
- 71. Columbus and Culture
- 72. Collage
- 73. Making Models
- 74. The World Without Human Life
- 75. Creating the Scene for a Story
- 76. How Long Is a Thousand Years?
- 77. Creating a Dadaist Poem
- 78. War Stories
- 79. Editorial Cartoons as Social Commentary
- 80. True or False
- 81. Creating Codes
- 82. What Is the Law?
- 83. When Is the Law the Law?
- 84. Symbols in Our Culture
- 85. Symbols on Our Money
- 86. What's on the Stamp?
- 87. Place Names
- 88. Art Museums of the World
- 89. America's Attic
- 90. Written in Stone
- 91. Photographic Community Timeline
- 92. The Sounds of Silence
- 93. What's in a Name?
- 94. More What's in a Name?
- 95. Crazy Inventions
- 96. Idioms
- 97. Famous Inventions and Their Impact on the World
- 98. What Is in Good Taste?
- 99. Creating a Self-Portrait
- 100. Found Art
References
References
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100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5-12
February 2008 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412939997 | $84.95 |
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412940009 | $39.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452293981 | $36.00 |
"This unique contribution is both a wonderful source of teaching ideas and a reminder that authentic learning involves engaging experiences that encourage inquiry."
—Dan Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education
Penn State University
"Educators are always looking for interesting activities that challenge students to think beyond the ordinary. The authors have done a great job of compiling a variety of activities for different subject areas."
—India Meissel, Social Studies and English Teacher
Lakeland High School, Suffolk, VA
Encourage critical thinking while teaching meaning through learning experiences!
Learning in secondary school classrooms involves much more than students reciting the "right" answers on high-stakes tests. This activity-packed book encourages educators to move beyond traditional models of teaching and learning and provides them with the tools for getting started.
100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5–12 focuses on using active learning to engage students in critical thinking and reflection about complex content knowledge in the humanities and the arts. Through easy-to-use matrices, the authors link lessons investigating history, economics, literature, music, and visual arts to McREL, NCTE, and NCSS standards. The 100 activities address significant social issues, including social justice, culture, language, and diversity. Teachers can emphasize comprehension, encourage creative thinking, and promote transfer across disciplines to help students:
- Explore primary sources to uncover practical and relevant information
- Construct careful arguments to integrate new learning with prior knowledge
- Question deeply held assumptions to arrive at authentic understandings
- Approach new ideas with confidence
Take your students through meaningful learning experiences and make knowledge come alive!
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Matrices
- NCSS
- McRel
- 1. Creating a Language
- 2. Point-of-View Pictures
- 3. Rosie the Riveter
- 4. Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 5. How Is History Portrayed? Columbus and the Discovery of the New World
- 6. Spanglish
- 7. Slave Narratives
- 8. The Paradox of Theseus's Ship
- 9. Creating an Personal Historical Timeline
- 10. Poems Inspired by Art
- 11. Art Inspired by Poetry
- 12. The Paradox of Infinity
- 13. Point of View and Cultural Perspectives
- 14. Final Flight of Yamamoto: Should We Have Struck Back?
- 15. Double Consciousness: Examining Oneself and the Concept of Privilege
- 16. The Fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
- 17. Creating a System of Writing
- 18. Magic and Technology
- 19. The Birthday Paradox
- 20. Mobius Strip and Different Perspectives
- 21. Thinking Out of the Paradigm: The Columbus Egg Problem
- 22. Arthur C. Clarke's First Law
- 23. Is Technology Neutral?
- 24. Writing a Letter to the Editor
- 25. Science Fiction and Literature as the Future
- 26. Creating a Political Broadside
- 27. Exploring the Great Depression
- 28. Family Photographs
- 29. Women's Rights
- 30. Today in History
- 31. Photographs of the Farm Security Administration
- 32. Primary and Secondary Sources
- 33. Thinking Outside the Box
- 34. Riddles
- 35. Exploring Community Festivals
- 36. Rebuses and Concrete Writing
- 37. Mnemonics
- 38. Designing a Memorial
- 39. Stepping Into a Painting
- 40. Japanese Internment During World War II
- 41. ASCII Code
- 42. Protest Songs
- 43. Inaugural Presidential Address
- 44. Portals to the World
- 45. Stories From Childhood
- 46. Round-Robin Stories
- 47. Writing Grab Bag
- 48. Using Census Data
- 49. Explore a Favorite Artist
- 50. What Makes a Good Life?
- 51. Creating an Ethical Will
- 52. Written in Stone
- 53. Photographic Timeline
- 54. 1900
- 55. Ninety-Five Theories
- 56. Analyzing the New England Primer (1692)
- 57. Slavery in the Constitution?
- 58. How Crowded Was the Middle Passage?
- 59. The List of Creepy Coincidences
- 60. Sacrifices
- 61. The Classroom Missile Crisis
- 62. Listening to Sources?
- 63. Personal Timelines: A Puzzle?
- 64. Movies as a Window Into History
- 65. Writing Their Own Script
- 66. Write Obituaries
- 67. Take a Trip to Mars
- 68. CIA Fact Book
- 69. Talking to an Expert
- 70. Famous Last Words
- 71. Columbus and Culture
- 72. Collage
- 73. Making Models
- 74. The World Without Human Life
- 75. Creating the Scene for a Story
- 76. How Long Is a Thousand Years?
- 77. Creating a Dadaist Poem
- 78. War Stories
- 79. Editorial Cartoons as Social Commentary
- 80. True or False
- 81. Creating Codes
- 82. What Is the Law?
- 83. When Is the Law the Law?
- 84. Symbols in Our Culture
- 85. Symbols on Our Money
- 86. What's on the Stamp?
- 87. Place Names
- 88. Art Museums of the World
- 89. America's Attic
- 90. Written in Stone
- 91. Photographic Community Timeline
- 92. The Sounds of Silence
- 93. What's in a Name?
- 94. More What's in a Name?
- 95. Crazy Inventions
- 96. Idioms
- 97. Famous Inventions and Their Impact on the World
- 98. What Is in Good Taste?
- 99. Creating a Self-Portrait
- 100. Found Art
- References