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Organizing Social Studies Projects For Any Content

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:54:00 GMT

I posted a little while ago about differentiation in the classroom. Although it can be time consuming, there really is no other way to teach these days, than to create a variety of choice for students, providing options in learning processes and products. I realize that the year has come to a close for many. However, we are still in school here for a couple more weeks. With the beautiful weather, it can be especially difficult to keep students' attention in the classroom.

I've had my students working on differentiated Social Studies projects for the last number of weeks, and they've been really into them! Come on over to: Lessons From the Middle to get all of the info on organizing these projects in your own classroom. I've shared some photos of student samples, as well as a freebie with the info and assessment rubrics!

Project Sample: Confederation and PEI ~ Drawing and Oral Presentation

California Regions

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:16:00 GMT

This week my class wrapped up our learning of the four main regions of California by making these bean maps. We used rice, pinto/kidney beans, split peas, and popcorn kernels to represent the coast, mountain, central valley and desert areas.

I joined up with Clutter Free Classroom's Peek into my Planbook Linky.

Create a Culture: Social Studies Project

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:06:00 GMT

Create a Culture: A Complete Framework for Students to Use in Creating an Original Culture

This is a project book that invigorates social studies and geography lessons with lots of imagination! Teachers can use this book to assign the creation of an entire culture. Students have to work together to think about their population, geography, currency, system of government, and literally build an entire culture from scratch. They are able to use the reproducibles in this book to think broadly (like where their culture is located) and very specifically (like what kind of sports their culture enjoys). There are many pages in this book that teachers can choose to use for a long-term project. Creative thinking really brings this activity to life.

I think it's a great way to open students' eyes concerning the real facts and information they learn about countries and cultures around the world. When they get a chance to create, they are using those coveted higher-level thinking skills. This books takes them step by step through the process.

Another reason I recommend this book is because I did a similar project back when I was in junior high. I still remember it! I remember my imaginary country, the maps I drew, the flag I created, and the industries I made up. Clearly, after all these years, that specific project left a positive impression on me. I never did anything quite like it, and I do recall my enjoyment. I think today's students would enjoy it as well.

Create a Culture: Social Studies Project

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:06:00 GMT

Create a Culture: A Complete Framework for Students to Use in Creating an Original Culture