Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario

An Inquiry Approach

Jennifer E. Lawson, Jennifer Lawson

• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781553798033
• eBook ISBN: 9781553799542
• Topic: Bildung
• Subtopic: Sozialwissenschaften unterrichten

Filled with a year's worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

The grade 5 book is divided into two units:

First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada
The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship STAND-OUT FEATURES

• focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum
• adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes the five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• social studies thinking concepts, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals
• support for developing historical thinking skills
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book)

Table of contents

• Introduction to Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 5
• Social Studies Skills: Guidelines for Teachers
• Classroom Management
• Planning Units (Timelines)
• Classroom Environment
• Accommodating Diverse Learners
• Program Implementation
• Cultural Connections
• Hands-On Social Studies Program Principles
• Hands-On Social Studies Curriculum Expectations
• The Inquiry Approach to Social Studies
• The Goals of Social Studies
• What Is Social Studies?
• Program Introduction
• Indigenous Knowledge, Experience, and Perspectives
• The Hands-On Social Studies Assessment Plan
• References
• Social Studies Achievement Chart
• Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713, in What Would Become Canada
• The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship
• Appendix: Image Banks