| Working Group 13: | |||
| How do integrate Social Studies into a Big Blocks Classroom? | |||
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Guided Reading | ||
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Fuse time for a longer block of time | ||
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Variety of materials: | ||
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Historical Fiction/Biography | ||
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Informational Companions | ||
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Primary Sources/Non-print sources | ||
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Textbook | ||
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Organization of Content (curriculum mapping needed!) | ||
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Chronologically | ||
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Conceptually | ||
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Topically | ||
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Self-Selected Reading | ||
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Connect read-alouds to Social Studies topics | ||
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Add topical books to baskets | ||
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Writing | ||
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Use of content in genre/format important | ||
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Use of “Learning Logs” for assessment | ||
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Working with Words | ||
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Choose Making Words related to Social Studies | ||
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Play Guess the Covered Word with Social Studies text; use as preview or review | ||
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