Big Book of Social Studies K-6

This is a book from a well-known author of educational activity books Dinah Zike. Based around the idea of foldables 3-D interactive graphic organizers - she has outlined all kinds of ways to incorporate hands-on activities into your social studies program. In case you aren't yet familiar with foldables, the first section of this three-part book is an introduction to what foldables are and the why and how to use them. The second part teaches how to make foldables, with instructions for one, two, three, and four-part folds, as well as foldables with any number of parts and foldable projects. Section three has 77 ideas for different foldable activities in three categories: General Social Studies, United States History Topics, and World History Topics. The book is well illustrated, with lots of diagrams of the right folds and cuts to make. At the end of the folding instructions section are several pages of visuals and graphics to be copied and used with the foldables. These hands-on projects would work equally well in a homeschool or classroom setting. 136 pgs, pb. ~ Zach