Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Looking for exciting social studies adventures to help students find connections to democratic citizenship? Look no further History Comes Alive provides just the answer teachers need for engaging students in field trips as researching, engaged learners. The book, with its emphasis on interdisciplinary social studies skills in gathering and reporting data gathered from field explorations, is the book for those educators who want to make social studies field trips real and meaningful for their students.
These real-world social studies experiences are teacher-tested and focus on anthropology, civics, economics, geography, history, and sociology. History Comes Alive makes social studies exciting for elementary and middle school students, by introducing them to content in the world around them. This book is perfect for the elementary or middle school teacher, museum educator, or parent looking forward to increasing interaction between students and learning sites.