Rent 9780131707481 | Active Experiences for Active Children : Social Studies | Seefeldt, Carol; Galper, Alice @knetbooks.com

Summary Table of Contents

This useful guide contains an overview of theory, many practical activities, observation forms, curriculum planning ideas and sample webs for teachers, and letters to parents for planning social studies curriculum for preschoolers and primary-grade students.Key changes include a new chapter on Different Kinds of Families, integrated social studies standards, and an emphasis on inquiry skills. Early Childhood Education settings, such as preschools and day care centers. Also General K-3 Inservice teachers.

PART ONE Theory of Active Experiences

(48)

Experiences and Education: Putting Dewey's Theory Into Practice

(12)

Deep P... MORE

(3)

Firsthand Experience

(1)

Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making

(1)

Age Appropriateness

(1)

Content with Integrity and Meaning

(2)

Involving Others

(1)

Play

(1)

Group Work and Projects

(1)

Interactions with Teachers and Other Adults

(1)

Covered with Language

(1)

Continuity of Learning

(1)

Time to Reflect

(1)

Organizing

(1)

Evaluating

(1)

Summary

(2)

Active Children---Active Environments

(14)

The Essentials: Health, Safety, Inclusion, and Beauty

(2)

Health and Safety

(1)

Planning for Inclusion

(1)

Beauty

(1)

Indoor Spaces

(5)

Art Centers

(1)

Book and Library Centers

(1)

Sociodramatic Play Areas

(1)

Areas for Manipulatives

(1)

Science Areas

(1)

Block Areas

(1)

Water and Sand Areas

(1)

Music/Movement Areas

(1)

Computer Stations

(1)

Quiet Spaces

(1)

Cooking Spaces

(1)

Outdoor Spaces

(1)

Physical Activity

(1)

Other Outdoor Activity

(1)

Sociodramatic Play

(1)

Art

(1)

Science

(1)

Music

(1)

Math

(1)

Organized Games

(1)

The Teacher's Role

(1)

Summary

(2)

Building Connections to Home and Community Through Active Experiences

(12)

Out Into the School

(2)

Persons in the Immediate Environment

(1)

Inside the School Building

(1)

Outside in the Natural Environment

(1)

Out Into the Neighborhood and Community

(1)

Basic Guidelines for Meaningful Field Experiences

(1)

Safety Tips for Field Experiences

(1)

Building Connections with the Neighborhood and Community

(4)

For Democracy

(1)

For Diversity

(3)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Summary

(1)

Experiences and Social Studies Content

(8)

Knowledge of Children

(1)

Three-Year-Olds

(1)

Four-Year-Olds

(1)

Five-Year-Olds

(1)

Knowledge of the Subject Matter---The Social Studies

(2)

Bringing Knowledge of Children and Content Together

(1)

Expanding and Extending Firsthand Experiences

(2)

Summary

(1)

PART TWO Guides to Active Experiences

(130)

Different Kinds of Families

(16)

For the Teacher

(4)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Key Concepts, Goals, and Objectives Based on CTB and Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies

(1)

What You'll Need

(2)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(11)

Standard 1. Understanding What Families Do

(1)

Standard 2. Learning and Describing the Unique Features of Different Families

(2)

Standard 3. Children Will Form Positive Relationships with Children from Different Kinds of Families

(2)

Reflecting

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Primary Grades

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

(4)

The Past Is Present: History for Young Children

(18)

For the Teacher

(3)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

History Standards: Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(1)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(14)

Standard 1. Measuring the Passage of Time

(1)

Standard 2. Learning About Past, Present, and Future Time

(2)

Standard 3. Learning to Record the Changes That Occur with the Passage of Time

(2)

Standard 4. Using the Methods of the Historian: Observing, Collecting Data, Reflecting, and Reaching Conclusions

(1)

Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

(6)

Earth: The Place We Live

(22)

For the Teacher

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

(1)

Geography Standards: Key Concepts

(1)

Goals and Objectives

(1)

What You'll Need

(1)

Sand and Water for Children with Special Needs

(2)

The Home-School Connection

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

(1)

For the Children

(6)

Standard 1. The Earth Is a Part of the Solar System

(1)

Standard 2. The Earth Is Covered with Different Surfaces

(3)

Standard 3. Each Place Has Unique Characteristics

(1)

Standard 4. A Wide Variety of Plants and Animals Live on the Earth

(1)

Reflecting

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

(1)

Time to Pretend

(11)

Documenting Children's Learning

(10)

Mapping for Young Children

107

(14)

For the Teacher

108

(2)

What You'll Need to Know

108

(1)

Mapping Standards

108

(1)

Goals and Objectives

109

(1)

What You'll Need

109

(1)

The Home-School Connection

110

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

110

(1)

For the Children

110

(3)

Standard 1. Maps Use Lines, Color, and Other Symbols to Represent Reality and Are Used to Locate Oneself in Space

110

(2)

Standard 2. Scale

112

(1)

Standard 3. Perspective

113

(1)

Just Pretend

113

(8)

Reflecting

114

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

114

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

114

(7)

Making and Keeping Friends

121

(14)

For the Teacher

122

(3)

What You'll Need to Know

122

(1)

Key Concepts Based on CTB and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

122

(1)

Goals and Objectives

123

(1)

What You'll Need

123

(2)

The Home-School Connection

125

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

125

(1)

For the Children

125

(10)

Standard 1. Forming a Positive Sense of Self

125

(2)

Standard 2. Recognizing Their Feelings and the Feelings of Others

127

(1)

Standard 3. Learning How to Make and Keep Friends

128

(1)

Standard 4. Resolving Conflicts Effectively

128

(1)

Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

129

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

130

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

131

(4)

Wants and Needs: Beginning Economic Concepts

135

(16)

For the Teacher

136

(3)

What You'll Need to Know

136

(1)

Key Concepts Based on Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

136

(1)

Goals and Objectives

136

(1)

What You'll Need

137

(1)

The Home-School Connection

138

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

138

(1)

For the Children

139

(12)

Standard 1. Identifying Wants, Needs, and Choices

139

(1)

Standard 2. Learning About Production and Consumption

140

(1)

Standard 3. Identifying Monetary and Barter Exchanges

141

(1)

Standard 4. Learning About Work

142

(1)

Reflecting

142

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

143

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

143

(8)

Living in a Democracy: From Choices to Voting

151

(14)

For the Teacher

152

(3)

What You'll Need to Know

152

(1)

Key Concepts Based on CTB Standards and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

152

(1)

Goals and Objectives

153

(1)

What You'll Need

153

(1)

The Home-School Connection

154

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

154

(1)

For the Children

155

(10)

Standard 1. Children Are Capable of Making Choices

155

(2)

Standard 2. What Voting Means

157

(2)

Standard 3. Why People Vote

159

(1)

Reflecting

160

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

159

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

160

(5)

Valuing Diversity

165

(14)

For the Teacher

166

(4)

What You'll Need to Know

166

(1)

Key Concepts Based on CTB Guidelines and Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

166

(1)

Goals and Objectives

167

(1)

What You'll Need

167

(3)

The Home-School Connection

170

(1)

Evaluating and Assessing Children's Learning

170

(1)

For the Children

170

(9)

Standard 1. Valuing Cultural Diversity

170

(2)

Standard 2. Valuing Others with Special Needs

172

(1)

Standard 3. Valuing Gender Equality

173

(1)

Reflecting and Reaching Conclusions

174

(1)

Extending and Expanding to the Early Primary Grades

174

(1)

Documenting Children's Learning

175

(4)

References

179

(4)

Resources

183

(2)

Index

185

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