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Education Elementary

Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 3

by (author) Jennifer Lawson

Publisher
Portage & Main Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Elementary
Recommended Age
8
Recommended Grade
3
  • 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.

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