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Social studies worksheets don't grow dendrites : 20 instructional strategies that engage the brain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tate, Marcia L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, [2012]
Subjects:
Social sciences > Study and teaching (Elementary) > United States.
Social sciences > Study and teaching (Middle school) > United States.
Social sciences > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States.
Effective teaching.
Learning, Psychology of.
Table of Contents:
  • Brainstorming and discussion
  • Drawing and artwork
  • Field trips
  • Games
  • Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs
  • Humor
  • Manipulatives, experiments, labs, and models
  • Metaphors, analogies, and similes
  • Mnemonic devices
  • Movement
  • Music, rhythm, rhyme, and rap
  • Project-based and problem-based instruction
  • Reciprocal teaching and cooperative learning
  • Role plays, drama, pantomimes, and charades
  • Storytelling
  • Technology
  • Visualization and guided imagery
  • Visuals
  • Work-study and apprenticeships
  • Writing and journals
  • Resource : brain-compatible lesson design.