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Learning From Charts and Graphs: Lessons in History, Civics, Geography, and Economics
By Jean Shafer, Ph.D.
Inquiry and information processing is a necessary skill in today’s world. This book introduces students to charts and graphs and then gives them practice in reading and interpreting them. As they learn to create titles and labels, determine relationships between variables and identify trends, students will also be working with meaningful historical, geographic, and economic concepts. Recommended for grades 4-8.
Reproducible/48 pages
ISBN: 0-938682-76-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.95
by Jean Shafer, Ph.D.
Teaching the core democratic values and constitutional principles is simplified with this new reproducible workbook. The book provides clear descriptions for students along with worksheets that help them understand the value or principle in action. An annotated bibliography outlines trade books that are helpful in the study, and additional information for teachers will help with classroom questions that may arise. Classroom tested, the activities are suitable for grades 3-8.
Paperback/32 pages/19 reproducible worksheets
ISBN: 0-93682-54-7. . . . . . . . . . . . .$14.95
Core values are shown in action in this informative and entertaining video cassette which complements Our Core Democratic Values workbook. 19 minutes
Order #682-68-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19.95
A First Look at Core Democratic Values
By Shirley Neitzel Illustrated by Carolyn R. Stich
Well-known author Shirley Neitzel combines her background in elementary teaching with notable writing skills to introduce young readers to the core democratic values. In familiar classroom situations, and often with a touch of humor, Neitzel helps youngsters discover the values in their everday lives. Carolyn Stich's engaging illustrations add just the right flavor to each of the ten stories. Appropriate for grades 2 - 5.
Paperback/48 pages/ISBN: 0-938682-70-9
Order #682-70-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.95
By Shirley Neitzel
Reproducible worksheets, activities, and comprehension questions expand on the core democratic values introduced in Liberty and Justice for All. Grades 2-5.
Paperback/32 pages/ISBN: 0-938682-71-7
Order #682-71-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8.95
This poster relates and explains constitutional principles in simple terms your students will understdand. 18" x 24".
Order #489. . . . . . . . . .$3.95
Core democratic values are clearly explained on this color poster.
18" x 24".
Order #488. . . . . . . . . .$3.95
by Jean Shafer, Ph.D. & Susan Popp Clark
To help students and teachers meet the social studies standards and assessments, Shafer has created a new workbook to help students master some essential economic concepts and relate them to the past and the present. The book includes ideas for activities and discussions as well as reproducible worksheets. Grades 4 to 8.
Paperback/54 pages/ISBN: 0-938682-47-4
Order 682-47-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.95
by Jay Bylsma & Dan Bylsma
Scooter Secory is distraught when he finds his family will have to move to his grandfather's home in another town to survive the economic hardships of the Depression. But a place on the Boy Scout baseball team, along with the love and advice of his grandfather, helps Scooter discover both new friends and new possibilities for himself. This novel is rich in historical detail, and readers who love sports will be fascinated by kids' baseball before the days of Little League. Grades 4 and up.
Hardcover/256 pgs/ISBN: 0-928682-65-2
Order 682-65-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.95
by Dan Bylsma & Jay M. Bylsma
Sports and history are not as unlikely a combination as it may first seem. Indeed, sports often reflect our cultural past in lively, unforgettable ways (e.g. the Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs tennis match).
In Slam Dunks Not Allowed!, the Bylsma writing team takes a page from the history of basketball and sets it against the backdrop of World War II to create a dramatic, touching, and often funny novel. Woody Nelson is a high school senior who plays on the basketball team of a small high school. Much to his dismay, Woody's athletic skills keep him on the bench a good deal of the time. But his wit and strategies make him a valuable team member, a virtue that Woody is unable to appreciate. When the U.S. Air Corps tests reveal his rare abilities, Woody proudly prepares himself mentally for the dengerous job of a WWII fighter pilot that will follow his high school graduation.
Letters from a Jewish family in Europe and a hometown soldier on the front lines move through Woody's personal story with historical reality so that the reader is well aware of the heartbreak of families and the personal dangers facing Woody and his buddies as they prepare to leave home and become soldiers. Slam Dunks Not Allowed! vividly portrays American life during the war and writes itself on the hearts and minds of its readers. Ages 12 and up.
Hardcover/256 pages
Order #682-72-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.95
