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| An Introduction to the Social Studies | |
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| The Past, Present, and Future of Social Studies Teaching and Learning | |
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| Definitions of Social Studies | |
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| A Brief History of Social Studies Teaching | |
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| 21st Century Skills | |
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| Social Studies: The Curriculum | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| The Fundamentals of Social Studies Teaching | |
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| Social Studies Lesson and Unit Plans | |
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| General Guidelines for Planning Social Studies Lessons | |
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| Lesson Plan Formats | |
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| Writing Lesson Objectives | |
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| Perspectives on the Teaching Sequence | |
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| Principles for Planning Instructional Units | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Assessment of Social Studies Learning | |
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| Purposes and Goals of Assessment | |
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| Essentials of Effective Assessment | |
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| Gathering Data | |
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| Analyzing and Sharing Assessment Data | |
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| Assessment and Diversity: Final Thoughts | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Differentiation, Integration, and the Development of Academic Skills | |
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| Differentiated Instruction | |
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| Linguistic Diversity | |
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| Cultural Diversity | |
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| Exceptionality | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| A Multicultural, Integrated Social Studies Curriculum | |
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| A Multicultural Social Studies Curriculum | |
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| The Integrated Curriculum | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Cooperative Learning | |
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| Introduction to Cooperative Learning | |
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| An Overview of the Research and Descriptions of Cooperative Learning Structures | |
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| Making Cooperative Learning Work | |
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| Other Issues in Grouping | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Inquiry and Critical Thinking | |
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| Inquiry: An Overview | |
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| A Teaching Sequence for an Inquiry | |
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| Inquiry as Cooperative Learning: Group Investigation | |
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| Critical Thinking: An Overview | |
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| Developing Critical Thinking Skills | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Literacy | |
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| Social Studies Textbooks | |
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| Children's Literature: Information Books and Biography | |
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| Children's Literature: Fiction | |
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| Writing in the Social Studies Program | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Content-Specific Instruction | |
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| Democratic Citizenship | |
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| Democratic Citizenship: The First Goal of Social Studies | |
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| Competing Perspectives on Citizenship Education | |
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| Citizenship Education: Content | |
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| Citizenship Education: Values | |
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| Citizenship Education: Processes | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| History | |
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| History in the Elementary School: Overview and Research | |
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| History in the Elementary School: Content | |
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| History in the Elementary School: Processes | |
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| Teaching History in the Elementary School | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Geography | |
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| Geography in the Elementary School: Overview and Research on Children's Understanding of Geography | |
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| Geography in the Elementary School: Content | |
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| Geography in the Elementary School: Processes | |
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| Teaching Geography: Challenges and Principles of Instruction, Map Reading, Map Making | |
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| Teaching Geography: Computer-Based Resources | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| The Other Social Sciences and Topics of Special Interest | |
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| Completing the Social Studies Curriculum | |
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| Anthropology | |
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| Economics | |
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| Psychology and Sociology | |
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| Global Education, Environmental Education, and Current Events | |
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| Summary of Key Points | |
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| Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
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| Children's Literature to Support Social Studies Instruction | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |