Download or read book Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 6 written by Jennifer Lawson and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 6 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum. This resource has two instructional units: Unit 1: First Nation Peoples and European Explorers Unit 2: Canada's Links to the World Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has: materials lists activity descriptions questioning techniques activity centre and extension ideas assessment suggestions activity sheets and visuals