A Learning Community in the Primary Classroom

This book, resulting from a collaboration among an educational psychologist, a social studies educator, and a primary teacher, describes in rich detail and illustrates with excerpts from recorded lessons how primary teachers can engage their students in social studies lessons and activities that are structured around powerful ideas and have applications to their lives outside of school. The teaching portrayed connects concepts and skills emphasized in national and state standards, taught in ways that build on students' prior experiences in their local communities and connect with their family backgrounds and home cultures.

Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Establishing the Classroom as a Collaborative Learning Community
Chapter 3 Communicating with Families
Chapter 4 Managing the Learning Community's Everyday Activities
Chapter 5 Using Narrative to Build a Content Base
Chapter 6 Modeling of Self-Regulated Reasoning and Learning
Chapter 7 Motivating Students to Engage in Learning Confidently and Thoughtfully
Chapter 8 Individualizing to Meet Students' Needs
Chapter 9 Planning
Appendix