Hands-On Social Studies for Manitoba, Grade 4 By Jennifer E. Lawson Series: Hands-On Social Studies for Manitoba Imprint: Portage & Main Press Categories: Education, Social Science, Elementary Show edition details Softcover, coil bound : 9781553790075, 188 pages, January 2003 Softcover, coil bound $100.00 View Table of Contents Share: Table of contents Introduction to Hands-On Social Studies 1 Program Introduction 1 What Is Social Studies? 1 Topics of Study in the Hands-On Social Studies Program 1 Program Principles 2 Program Implementation 2 Classroom Environment 3 Planning Units (Time Lines) 3 Classroom Management 4 Social Studies Skills: Guidelines for Teachers 4 Assessment Plan 7 The Hands-On Social Studies Assessment Plan 7 Assessment Sheets 9 Unit 1: Geography of Canada 19 Books for Children 20 Videos for Children 20 Web Sites 21 Introduction 22 1 Ongoing Activities 23 2 Where in the World Is Canada? 28 3 Starting With What We Know 31 4 Latitude and Longitude 33 5 Canada’s Geographic Regions 37 6 Canada’s Provinces and Territories 46 7 Researching Canada’s Provinces and Territories 55 8 Culminating Activities 61 References for Teachers 63 Unit 2: Living in Canada 65 Books for Children 66 Videos for Children 66 Web Sites 67 Introduction 68 1 Ongoing Activities 69 2 Introduction to Government 72 3 Levels of Government 75 4 Government Buildings 81 5 Forming a Government 85 6 Current Canadian Politicians 88 7 Rights and Responsibilities of Canadians 91 8 Canada’s Official Symbols 99 9 Canada’s Flag and National Anthem 105 10 Provincial and Territorial Symbols 113 11 A Canadian Calendar 116 References for Teachers 118 Unit 3: Life in Canada’s North 119 Books for Children 120 Web Sites 121 Introduction 122 1 Canada’s Territories 123 2 The Arctic 126 3 Using Literature to Learn About the Arctic 129 4 Introducing Nunavut 131 5 Nunavut’s Land and Natural Resources 137 6 Animals in Nunavut 141 7 The Inuit People 147 8 Inuit People: Then and Now 149 9 Clothing 154 10 Homes 160 11 Food 165 12 Jobs and Recreation 170 13 Transportation 173 14 Celebrations in Nunavut 178 15 Inuit Contributions to Canada 181 References for Teachers 184 Description This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 4 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the WNCP Social Studies Curriculum. The guide has three instructional units: Unit 1: Geography of Canada Unit 2: Living in Canada Unit 3: Life in Canada’s North Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular outcomes. Each lesson has: materials lists activity descriptions questioning techniques activity centre and extension ideas assessment suggestions activity sheets and visuals