Social Studies Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites
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Bring social studies to life in your classroom!
Best-selling author Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark "dendrite-growing" teaching strategies to this practitioner-friendly collection of brain-compatible methods for engaging K–12 students in social studies. Included are 20 proven strategies and more than 200 grade-leveled activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national social studies content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including:
- Project-based and problem-based instruction
- Storytelling, music, and humor
- Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs
- Internet projects
This book provides sample lesson plans and a wealth of examples that demonstrate how to apply these classroom-tested strategies to the 10 themes of social studies. The text also challenges teachers to creatively plan and deliver their own unforgettable lessons. Among the many benefits your students is that they will remember what they've learned and apply it to their lives—the true goal of education.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- Strategy 1: Brainstorming and Discussion
- Strategy 2: Drawing and Artwork
- Strategy 3: Field Trips
- Strategy 4: Games
- Strategy 5: Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs
- Strategy 6: Humor
- Strategy 7: Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models
- Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes
- Strategy 9: Mnemonic Devices
- Strategy 10: Movement
- Strategy 11: Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap
- Strategy 12: Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction
- Strategy 13: Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning
- Strategy 14: Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades
- Strategy 15: Storytelling
- Strategy 16: Technology
- Strategy 17: Visualization and Guided Imagery
- Strategy 18: Visuals
- Strategy 19: Work-Study and Apprenticeships
- Strategy 20: Writing and Journals
Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design
Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design
Bibliography
Bibliography
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
Bring social studies to life in your classroom!
Best-selling author Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark "dendrite-growing" teaching strategies to this practitioner-friendly collection of brain-compatible methods for engaging K–12 students in social studies. Included are 20 proven strategies and more than 200 grade-leveled activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national social studies content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including:
- Project-based and problem-based instruction
- Storytelling, music, and humor
- Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs
- Internet projects
This book provides sample lesson plans and a wealth of examples that demonstrate how to apply these classroom-tested strategies to the 10 themes of social studies. The text also challenges teachers to creatively plan and deliver their own unforgettable lessons. Among the many benefits your students is that they will remember what they've learned and apply it to their lives—the true goal of education.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- Strategy 1: Brainstorming and Discussion
- Strategy 2: Drawing and Artwork
- Strategy 3: Field Trips
- Strategy 4: Games
- Strategy 5: Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs
- Strategy 6: Humor
- Strategy 7: Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models
- Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes
- Strategy 9: Mnemonic Devices
- Strategy 10: Movement
- Strategy 11: Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap
- Strategy 12: Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction
- Strategy 13: Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning
- Strategy 14: Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades
- Strategy 15: Storytelling
- Strategy 16: Technology
- Strategy 17: Visualization and Guided Imagery
- Strategy 18: Visuals
- Strategy 19: Work-Study and Apprenticeships
- Strategy 20: Writing and Journals
Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design
Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design
Bibliography
Bibliography
Index
Index
Additional materials
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Social Studies Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites
20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain
December 2011 | 192 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412998758 | $41.95 |
Bring social studies to life in your classroom!
Best-selling author Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark "dendrite-growing" teaching strategies to this practitioner-friendly collection of brain-compatible methods for engaging K–12 students in social studies. Included are 20 proven strategies and more than 200 grade-leveled activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national social studies content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including:
- Project-based and problem-based instruction
- Storytelling, music, and humor
- Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs
- Internet projects
This book provides sample lesson plans and a wealth of examples that demonstrate how to apply these classroom-tested strategies to the 10 themes of social studies. The text also challenges teachers to creatively plan and deliver their own unforgettable lessons. Among the many benefits your students is that they will remember what they've learned and apply it to their lives—the true goal of education.
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Strategy 1: Brainstorming and Discussion
- Strategy 2: Drawing and Artwork
- Strategy 3: Field Trips
- Strategy 4: Games
- Strategy 5: Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs
- Strategy 6: Humor
- Strategy 7: Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models
- Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes
- Strategy 9: Mnemonic Devices
- Strategy 10: Movement
- Strategy 11: Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap
- Strategy 12: Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction
- Strategy 13: Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning
- Strategy 14: Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades
- Strategy 15: Storytelling
- Strategy 16: Technology
- Strategy 17: Visualization and Guided Imagery
- Strategy 18: Visuals
- Strategy 19: Work-Study and Apprenticeships
- Strategy 20: Writing and Journals
- Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design
- Bibliography
- Index