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LEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES AUTHORIZED RESOURCES ANNOTATED LIST /dibcna EDUCATION Curriculum Standards Branch 1994 r,X LIBRIS UNIVERSITATIS '%ss#' ALBERTi^NSIS FEEDBACK Please complete the following: Teacher (please indicate level) Division 1 Division 2 School administrator (please indicate level) Division 1 Division 2 System administrator Other (please specify) 1. I found this document: extremely useful useful somewhat useful not very useful 2. What part ofthis document is most useful in guiding your selection of social studies resources? 3. What could be added to make this document more helpful? 4. Are there other directions or initiatives related to this document that you would like to see developed byAlberta Education? 5. Other comments and suggestions: Thank you foryourfeedback. Please send your response to: Learning Resources and Technology Unit Curriculum Standards Branch Alberta Education 11160 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L2 FAX: (403)422-5129 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 © 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 purposes and on a nonprofit basis. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 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 - iii - Digitized by the Internet Archive 2015 in https://archive.org/details/elementarysocialOOalbe 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. - vi -