Description

Using picture books to teach Literature and Social Studies is like waving a magic wand in front of your class. You can do this before asking students to open a textbook! Let’s Link Literature and Social Studies will build background knowledge, vocabulary, connections, higher-level thinking, and introduce new concepts in one sweep. The information in this book is suitable for all students and classrooms, including homeschool. Children academically struggling, nonreaders, ESL, standard, gifted, and those with special needs can all learn.

Let’s Link Literature and Social Studies offers an effective book of stories to be read aloud and has multiple activities for each story. By authors Bonnie Connelly and Susan Stern, this resourceful book will enhance students’ learning. Teachers can engage and cover complex subjects, creating an interactive classroom setting or homeschool. Students will learn about cause and effect, and conflict resolution, while teachers can easily plan themed lessons. Children will find the stories enjoyable, memorable, and easy to understand. Despite the internet, research shows that picture books or illustrated literature remains the most effective tool in learning.

Let’s Link Literature and Social Studies has eight themes. (1) Passage of Time (2) Maps and Geography (3) Community (4) Global (5) Conservation (6) Immigration (7) U.S. Government and (8) Families. Each story has a summary, vocabulary, notable features, activities, discussion points, and further recommended reading. The stories in this book can be read aloud or interactively, where the teacher stops and engages the students. Let’s Link Literature and Social Studies makes complicated topics more manageable and provides teachers with a wide array of ideas.

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