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Books that Fit -- For the Teacher

Listed below are several books that would be of interest to the teacher.  They are full of ideas, activities, and strategies for teaching and literature.  Also included are web sites of interest to the teacher.

Books

Seeing the Whole through Social Studies by Tarry Lindquist
Ways that Work: Putting Social Studies Standards into Practice by Tarry Lindquist
Social Studies through Children's Literature by Anthony Fredericks
Children's Literature in Social Studies by DeAn M. Krey
Surfing Social Studies by Joseph Braun and Frederick Risinger (editors)
Teaching with Documents Volume 1. National Archives and Records Administration
Teaching with Documents Volume 2 compiled by Wynell Schamel
Errata by A. J. Wood
Pathways to Understanding: Patterns and Practices in the Learning-Focused Classroom by Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman
Social Studies in the Center by Tarry Lindquest and Douglas Selwyn
Classroom Instruction that Works by Robert J. Marzano et al.
Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Work by Robert J. Marzano et al.
National Geographic Picture Pack transparencies. Various periods of history.
Teaching as Story Telling by Kieran Egan

Web Sites

History and Social Studies Links 
https://www.angelfire.com/va3/cindysparks1/ 

My Web page-Technology and Training
http://cynthiasparks.tripod.com 

Social Studies Teachers-Great Information
http://members.aol.com/DonnAnCiv/Literature.html

Internet Magic. Free Stuff for Teachers. http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/freeforteachers.htm#software

Free CD Software
http://www.free-cdsoftware.com/cgi-hazel 
http://www.unbeatabledeals.com 

National Archives and Records
http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html

For discounted books (not new but used)
http://www.half.com 

For Links discussed at the Skills Session JMU
http://cynthiasparks.tripod.com/handouts4.htm 

For Handout on Notes and Skills for grades 2-3
http://cynthiasparks.tripod.com/interactive_notebook.htm 

This page last updated on 06/20/02.

Dr. Cynthia Sparks is the Supervisor of Social Studies for Chesapeake Public Schools.  She is also an Adjunct Faculty member for the University of Virginia, Troy State University, and Old Dominion University.