Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 4: An Inquiry Approach

By Jennifer E. Lawson

Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

The grade 4 book is divided into two units:

Heritage and Identity: Societies from 3000 BCE to 1500 CE
People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada

STAND-OUT FEATURES

• focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum
• adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes the five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• social studies thinking concepts, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals
• support for developing historical thinking skills
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Release date: Aug 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781553799535

Jennifer E. Lawson

Jennifer E. Lawson, PhD, is the creator of the Hands-On books published by Portage & Main Press. As senior writer and editor for the series, she has contributed to more than 50 publications for teachers and students. Jennifer provides professional development workshops for educators locally, nationally, and virtually, and is a Workplace Wellness Advisor. Her most recent book is a collective effort called Teacher, Take Care: A Guide to Well-Being and Workplace Wellness for Educators. She is also one of the founders of Mission to Mexico, an organization that supports schools in some of the most impoverished communities in Puerto Vallarta. Throughout her extensive career in education, Jennifer has worked as a classroom teacher, resource and special education teacher, consultant, principal, university instructor, and school trustee. She lives with her family in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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