Elementary social studies : authorized resources annotated list

82 Pages·1994·5.2 MB·English

by  Alberta. Curriculum Standards Branch

LEMENTARY
SOCIAL
STUDIES
AUTHORIZED
RESOURCES
ANNOTATED
LIST
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1994
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Elementary
Social Studies
Authorized Resources
Annotated
List
Copyright©1994 byAlberta Education
Alberta Education Cataloguing in Publication Data
Alberta. Alberta Education. Curriculunn Standards Branch.
Elementary social studies authorized resources
:
annotated list.
ISBN 0-7732-1342-2
1. Social sciences - Alberta - Textbooks. 2. Social
sciences ~ Alberta - Bibliography. 3. Social sciences -
Study and teaching (Elementary) ~ Alberta. I. Title.
H86.A333 1994 372.8307
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Copyright 1994, the Crown in Right ofAlberta, as represented bythe Minister of
Education. Alberta Education, Curriculum Standards Branch, 1 1160 JasperAvenue,
Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L2.
Permission is given by the copyright ownerto reproduce this document for educational
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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents v
Elementary Social Studies vi
Authorization of Resources vii
Grade 1: Me and Others 1
Grade 2: People Today 9
Grade 3: Communities 17
Grade 4: Alberta 25
Grade 5: Canada 35
Grade 6: Meeting Human Needs 43
General Leaming Resources 53
Other Resources 57
Suppliers 59
Title Index 65
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CONTENTS
Overview
This comprehensive, annotated resource list is designed to assist you in selecting
resources authorized byAlberta Education for your elementary social studies
classroom. Some of these resources are already listed in the Social Studies Teacfier
Resource Manual, Grades 1-3, 1989 and the SocialStudies TeacherResource Manual,
Grades 4-6, 1989, while others have been authorized since that time.
Organization by Grade
Within each grade and topic, annotated entries for Basic learning resources are listed
first, followed by Support learning resources andAuthorized Teaching resources.
General Learning Resources
Following the lists for individual grades is a list of elementary social studies resources
authorized for Division 1 and Division 2. These resources are listed alphabetically with
Basic learning resources listed first, followed by Support learning resources and
Authorized Teaching resources.
Additional Information
Lists ofteaching resources produced byAlberta Education, additional teaching
resources, suppliers. Regional Resource and Urban Media Centres and a title index are
included in this resource list.
Updates
Updates to this list will be provided periodically. Information on new resource
authorizations is included in Connection, published three times a year and distributed to
all jurisdictions and schools bythe Student Programs and Evaluation Division.
Pricing Information
Prices as of March 1994 are identified in each entry. Please contact the Learning
Resources Distributing Centre (LRDC) orthe supplierforcurrent prices, including GST
and shipping charges. Updated LRDC costs are also given in the current LRDC Buyers
Guide. These prices are subject to change without notice.
ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES
The program of studies for elementary social studies is organized into a focus area and
three topics for each grade. The following table provides a program overview.
Grade Topic
Grade Me and Others
1
TopicA: My School *
Topic B: My Family
Topic C: Other Canadian Families
Grade 2 People Today
TopicA: People Nearby *
Topic B: People in Canada
Topic C: People in the World
Grade 3 Communities
TopicA: My Community in the Past, Present
and Future *
Topic B: Communities Need Each Other
Topic C: Special Communities
Grade 4 Alberta
TopicA: Alberta: Its Geography and People
Topic B: Alberta: Its People in History
Topic C: Alberta: AComparative Study
with Quebec
Grade 5 Canada
TopicA: Canada: Its Geography and People
Topic B: Early Canada: Exploration and
Settlement
Topic C: Canada's Links with Other Countries
Grade 6 Meeting Human Needs
TopicA: Local Government
Topic B: Greece: An Ancient Civilization
Topic C: China: A Pacific Rim Nation
* Basic leaming resources are not identified forthese topics. The school (forTopic
1A) and the community (forTopics 2A and 3A) are the students' source of
information.
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