These are the materials suggested for purchase. We have created a well-rounded list of supplemental materials that can be used in assisting the teaching of social studies in the primary grades (K-3).
Video Tapes
Video: Over Our America Series: 6 videos $375.00 This film series highlights several geographic regions of the United States from the air. Footage taken by helicopters and airplanes gives an aerial view of the nation during the various seasons. Through these videos, students are able to see specific geographic regions and apply the concepts of wetlands, deserts, and cities to real life places here in the U.S.
Video: American History for Children Videos: set of 12 videos $359.40 A colorful educational series of videos put together by educators and TV programming experts. Items included are historical events, documents, symbols, holidays, national leaders, and the contributions of Americans of diverse cultures. Designed especially for younger viewers, each program features lively music, graphics, humor, stories, and period dramatizations.
Video: Families Of The World Series: 6 videos and guides $285.00 A great way to introduce young students to diverse cultures, this video series focuses on the daily life of a family with two children from a variety of different counties. Students may use this information to compare life in the U.S. to life in other parts of the world focusing on such topics as geography, economics, and style of life. This series illustrates how human beings interact with each other and with their surroundings to make up a culture.
Video: Animated Hero Classics: 19 videos $569.05 Educational and entertaining, these award-winning programs offer stunning animation and original music created under the direction of a former Disney animator. Each episode combines a dramatic story line with an accurate portrayal of the time period in which the person lived. This series allows teachers to focus on particular time periods through the eyes of famous people in history that had a tremendous impact on our lives.
Enrichment Books
Book: Our Community--Complete Set: 6 Hardbacks $74.70 This is a set of informative books that takes students around the neighborhood showing them six different sites that they should be familiar with. The bank, fire station, library, police station, post office and the supermarket are the settings for the six different books. Each book contains important information that explains why the place is important, what people who work there do, and how their jobs are helpful to the community. Also, each book contains a glossary of difficult words. Book: Kids Throughout History--Complete set: 6 Hardbacks $74.70 A collection of Six books that tell about the daily life of a child in a specific area in U.S. or world history. Ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Colonial time, Pioneer Times and the American Civil War are the six different setting for these books. The books contain stories about children’s education, recreation, religion, meals and their communities.
Book: A Mice Way to Learn About Government Series: Woodrow G. Washingtail and Friends--Complete Set: 4 Hardbacks, 2 guides $78.00 These rhyming wordplay books are designed to help primary grade students about the three branches of American government and presidential elections. These books will show students accurate illustrations depicting the White House, the Capitol and the Supreme Court. Also included in the set is a curriculum guide for teachers including notes, activities and ideas that can be used along with these books.
Computer Programs
CD-ROM: My First Amazing World Explorer $18.95 Using a variety of exercises and games students are able to acquaint themselves with world geography. The student is placed in a virtual bedroom that allows them to choose such options as and interactive world map, a country finder and other basic information pertaining to countries and continents. Students can also view narrated animations, send “postcards” and collect images for their “sticker book”. Also included on this CD-ROM are three instructive games.
CD-ROM: Neighborhood Map Machine $199.95 This 5 ED Lab Pack enables students to create maps of their own neighborhoods or imaginary neighborhoods. Preset maps are included in this CD to assist in the learning and teaching of map skills and geography. Also available on this CD are preset search games and the ability for students to create their own search games. A teacher’s guide is included with this CD.
Games and/or Simulations
Simulation: Kid Town $50.00 Everything you need to transform your students (and yourself as an active member!) into a small town community. Materials provided in a 3-ring binder include detailed directions, reproducible masters for money, games, maps, dozens of forms such as job applications and ballots. Activity can be concluded with a town meeting to which parents are invited.
Simulation: Friends $48.00 Students are provided the opportunity to imagine what it must have been like for immigrants from around the world--as well as for Native Americans--to come face to face with others of different backgrounds. Materials provided in a 3-ring binder include day-by-day directions, reading materials, reproducible masters, teaching tips, and extension ideas. The activity ends with a friend’s festival --an ideal way to include parents. Teaching and Learning Supplemental Books
Book: Teaching K-5 Social Studies Using the Internet $24.95 This book by Karen Krupnick has reproducible activities which direct students to carefully screened Web sites, then engage them in critical thinking as they pursue high-interest activities.
Book: Teaching Smart: Ideas to Make Teaching Easy, Efficient, and Fun! $8.98 This paperback book offers more than 160 practical ideas for using inexpensive materials or easy-to-find household items in learning centers, room environment, class management tools, art projects, housekeeping, or lessons in academic areas.
Book: Planning a Social Studies Program: Activities, Guidelines, and Resources $24.95 This guide explains the entire process of developing a social studies program. The 11-step model provides ideas on everything from deciding on a rationale and selecting curriculum materials to implementing, maintaining, and modifying the program.
Learning Activities
Globe: Cram Imperial World Globe $115.00 This 16-inch diameter globe features mountains in relief, bright blue for water bodies, easy- to-read type, large symbols, and up-to-date country names. It can swivel 360 degrees and has an erasable surface that can be marked with crayon and wiped clean.
Map: Cram Starter Maps $209.00 This set of 2 maps (World and United States) each 51”x51” is mounted on a spring roller. Simplified, up-to-date content is displayed in color and bold lettering. The world map is colored by continent and the U.S. map is colored by state. Each map contains a locator inset that clearly explains the directions.
Reproducible Activity Book: Hands on Geography $9.99 This is a book filled with simple-to-do projects and activities help students learn about the characteristics of the United States. By state, region or country students are able to find information and take tours of the United States. The book contains state maps as well as 8 regional maps that can be used for coloring or reference.
Reproducible Activity Book: Elections $7.95 This book contains such activities as games, puzzles and art projects that help students understand how voting and elections work and why they are important to our country. Such topics as campaigns, leadership, the Constitution and the President, and political advertising can be learned and reviewed with the over 30 worksheets contained in this book.
Total Budget = $2533.57 Social Studies Supplemental Budget
Michelle Crabtree Lynda Hicks Rebekah Yount
ED 417-Dr. R. Helms January 29, 2002