Social studies for the elementary and middle grades: A constructivist approach/ by Cynthia Szymanski Sunal and Mary Elizabeth Haas

Includes references and index

Chapter 1. Meaningful social studies and the student --2. Teaching for meaningful learning in social studies --3. Helping students develop social studies inquiry skills --4. Helping students construct concepts --5. Helping students use inquiry to build generalizations --6. Using instructional strategies that help students learn --7. Helping students relate to individuals and communities --8. Helping students become citizens in a democratic society in an ever more interdependent world --9. Helping all students experience meaningful social studies --10. Helping students interpret history --11. Helping students interpret the earth and its people through geography --12. Helping students make economic decisions --13. Helping students learn through multiple assessments and evaluation --14. Planning units of various lengths and formats --15. Helping students learn social studies with technology.