Grade Level: First - Second Grade
Product #: 1003172
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A wonderful addition to any first or second grade social studies curriculum. This book was created especially for the busy teachers of young students.

The hands-on, developmentally appropriate activities are based on the latest social studies standards and are sure to provide your students with fun-filled learning experiences. The activities are full color and will add some spice to the regular classroom materials.

The contents in the book provide a variety of ways to reinforce social studies concepts and skills while maintaining student interest. The activities are easy to implement with little or no preparation at all.

The activities are meant to support and be a resource for teachers as they teach these content skills. The activities provide review and practice in the following areas of social studies:

• reasons that Americans celebrate certain national holidays
• important buildings, statues, monuments, and symbols that are tied with state and national history
• picture timelines
• beginning, middle, and end of historical stories
• key figures and roles they played in national history
• comparisons of items from now and long ago
• the importance and the reasons for rules and that when rules are not followed, consequences will follow
• the political system of the U.S. and opportunity for participation
• the many types of transportation used to move people and products
• the origin of food items found in the local stores by tracing their routes from place of origin
• the effects of specialization and interdependence of people
• the use of a map key to interpret symbols and cardinal directions to locate place
• names and locations of continents, countries in North America, oceans, and the United States

Each activity is set up with an easy-to-follow lesson. First, each lesson states the objective or learning skill and the materials needed. Most of the materials are provided inside this book. Next, the lesson outlines in what kinds of groupings the activity can be implemented. Most of the activities can be adapted in multiple ways and can be "custom tailored". They can be implemented as a whole class lesson, small group, partners, independently, or in a center. The activities can also be adapted for a variety of student levels.

Suggestions are listed in the actual directions of the activity or they are suggested in the "Ideas" section. The "Ideas" section contains many helpful hints on such things as storage of materials or ideas to either enhance or extend the activity. Overall, the book is an asset to any first or second grade teacher.

Pages: 176