Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 3
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2005
- Category
- Elementary
- Recommended Age
- 8
- Recommended Grade
- 3
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Spiral bound
- ISBN
- 9781553790570
- Publish Date
- Jan 2005
- List Price
- $90.00
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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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 3 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: Early Settlements in Upper Canada
- Unit 2: Urban and Rural Communities
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
About the author
Jennifer Lawson, PhD, is the originator and program editor of the Hands-On series published by Portage & Main Press. Jennifer writes, teaches in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba, and is a local school board trustee. She is also one of the founders of Mission to Mexico, an organization that works with and provides supports to schools in some of the most impoverished communities in Puerto Vallarta. Jennifer is a former classroom teacher, resource and special education teacher, consultant, and principal. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, Barry, and sons, Devon and Jeremy.