附註:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Figures -- Preface -- 1: Geographic Literacy In Curriculum -- Important background information -- How to use this book -- PS: another thought -- Resources -- References -- 2: Location -- Absolute location -- Relative location -- Teaching Ideas -- Introductory activities -- Expanding concepts -- Rotation and revolution -- Layers of history -- Vocabulary -- Diptych art project -- Reference -- 3: Place -- Physical characteristics -- Human characteristics -- Teaching Ideas -- Water -- Specific country: Vietnam -- City and country -- Specific city: New York City -- Reference -- 4: Human-Environmental Relations -- Earth as an environmental system -- Ethics and values -- Teaching Ideas -- Modification and adaptation: an integrated unit plan-- Means of assessment for this unit -- Bibliography -- Reference -- 5: Movement -- Movement: its form and stimulus -- Global interdependence -- Teaching Ideas -- Transportation -- History of movement -- War -- Energy and mass-induced movements -- Conclusion -- References -- 6: Regions -- Uniform regions -- Functional regions -- Cultural regions -- Teaching Ideas -- Unit study ideas -- Walls -- Specific regions -- Unit study of Africa -- References -- Appendix A: Annotated bibliography -- Appendix B: Teacher resources -- Author/title index -- Subject index -- About the author.
摘要:Product Description: Combining practical, student-centered activities with an annotated bibliography of more than 160 children's books, this guide models ways for classroom teachers to teach geography through children's literature. Chapters based on the five themes of the Geographic Standards present a variety of activities that teach students important geographic concepts. The extensive bibliography provides summaries of books, suggested teaching activities, and cross-references to other books; a list of teacher resources is also included. Attractive line drawings accompany the conversational text. Anyone looking for an effective way to teach geography at the elementary level will want this book and middle and high school educators will find useful extensions for older students. The work offers a great way to integrate geography into the curriculum.
