Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 1

• Author(s): Jennifer Lawson,
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Pages: 150
• ISBN_10: 1553790553
  ISBN_13: 9781553790556
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / General , Education / Schools / Levels / Elementary , Education / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science ,

Description:... This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 1 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum.

This resource has two instructional units:

• Unit 1: Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities
• Unit 2: The Local Community

Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has:

• materials lists
• activity descriptions
• questioning techniques
• activity centre and extension ideas
• assessment suggestions
• activity sheets and visuals