The following is a
list of some book titles that could be used to tie literature with the
social studies standards. Other titles can be found in Literature
for History-Social Science, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight, by the California
Department of Education, 1993.
Hawk, I'm Your Brother, by Byrd Baylor,
Macmillan, 1976
A young Indian steals a baby hawk because
he thinks he will learn to fly if the hawk is his brother. The boy
frees the hawk when he finds it is not happy in captivity.
Where Time Stands Still, by Sally Foster,
Putnam, 1987
In a brief text and in striking black-and-white
photos, readers are given a close-up look into the lives of typical Amish
children of today.
John Henry: An American Legend,
by Ezra Jack Keats, Knopf, 1967
This is the retelling of an American folktale
and the story of the men who laid the track for the iron horse that tied
this nation together.
When I Was Nine, by James Stevenson,
Greenwillow, 1986
This story describes a childhood summer in
1930 and provides a delghtful way of telling children about the time when
adults were children. Journal-keeping and autobiographical writing
activities are introduced in this this book.
SCORE History-Social Science Resources
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
gradelevel.html
This website is part of the Network of Online
Resource Centers in California linking quality resources from the World
Wide Web to the California curriculum (K-12). The site includes
resources that involve kids in online activities.
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1. Booker T. Washington
http://score.rims.k12.ca.
us/activity/bookert
washington/
Description: Booker T. Washington was a great
American. He believed that learning was the most important way to achieve
success and happiness in life. Formerly enslaved, he worked to build a
school so that all Americans would have the opportunity to learn.
Comments: This material was researched and
developed specifically for young students by Amy Wahe at San Bernardino
County Superintendent of Schools. The art is original.
Resource Type: Literature/Story
Graphics Content: High
2. Happy Birthday, Dr. King
http://buckman.pps.k12.
or.us/room100/timeline/
kingframe.html
Description: Come see children's drawings
about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
Comments: This page has a link to the children's
timeline of MLK's life and the text of his "I have a Dream" speech.
Resource Type: Other
Graphics Content: High
3. Japanese Folk Tales (Tumbling Rice Balls
& The Peach Boy)
http://www.jwindow.net/
category/kids.html
Description: Listen or read these two folktales
in English or Japanese.
Comments: Great graphics and sound recording.
Resource Type: Literature/Story
Graphics Content: High
4. Kid's Window - Learn About Japan
http://www.jwindow.net/
category/kids.html
Description: Here are graphic links to library
(stories), restaurant (food), gallery (art), and school (language lessons
& origami).
Comments: This has links to many sites. It
has origami lessons, Japanese dictionary, stories in Japanese and English,
and great resources.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
5. Kids Link to Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/
kidsweb/link.html
Description: This is an exploration of Japan
covering the educational experience, museums, science, the world of animals
and plants, transportation, entertainment, sports, media, links to other
kids pages, and general information about Japan, such as the government,
economy, politics, civic activities, and traditional culture.
Comments: This is a comprehensive, child-centered
site covering all major areas of Japanese life.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
6. Kids Web Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/
kidsweb/index.html
Description: Explore Japan. Find out about
sports and games, culture, school, daily life, culture, economy and industry,
nature and climate, regions of Japan, politics, annual calendar and much
more.
Comments: This is an excellent resource for
students who want to see what life in Japan is like.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
7. Native Herbal Knowledge
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/
~isk/food/plants.html
Description: This site has common herbs, flavorings,
and foods used by Native Americans. There are graphics and descriptions.
Comments: Good site to integrate science and
social studies.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
8. Rhymes & Nonsense
http://www.thekids.com/
kids/stories/rhymes/
Description: Rhymes and nonsense from many
centuries. English sources only. Illustrated.
Comments: Historical background of nursery
rhymes with great illustrations.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
9. Stories From Everywhere
http://www.thekids.com
Description: Tales to tell for entertainment
about seeing how far out imagination can go and still come back to "Happily
Ever After ".
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
10. Anasazi or "The Ancient Ones"
http://mesaverde.org
/mvnp.html
Description: This site, developed by the Mesa
Verde National Park, gives the user an awesome look at the past through
the homes and artifacts of these pre-Columbian people. Maybe you will be
the one to discover why the Anasazi disappeared.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
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Booker T. Washington - Web Museum for Young
Students
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/bookertwashington/
Booker T. Washington was a great American.
He believed that learning was the most important way to achieve success
and happiness in life. Formerly enslaved, he worked to build a school so
that all Americans would have the opportunity to learn.
Author: Amy Wahe
Konnichiwa, Welcome to My World
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/konnichiwa/index.html
Have you ever thought of what if would be
like to live in another part of the world? What is it like for children
who move to the United Staes from anothe country? What would someone moving
to the United States need to know about our culture?
Author: Jamie Boston
Chop Sticks
http://www.newton.mec.edu/
Angier/DimSum/Postcards
%20Lesson.html
People of varied cultures use different utensils
for eating. Brainstorm and chart the different utensils used for eating
in the U.S. Beside each utensil, list which foods it could be used for.
Author: China: Dim Sum
Everybody Cooks Rice
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/
curriculum/socialstd/grade3/
Everybody_Cooks.html
A young girl searches the neighborhood for
her brother who is late for dinner. On the way, she discovers that all
of her immigrant neighbors are cooking rice recipes brought from their
native countries. She has a taste of each rice dish and then returns home
to find her brother already at home eating rice. There are recipes for
each of the rice dishes mentioned.
Author: Barbara S. Yingling
Games from Around the World
http://www.kconnect.com/
kc-ATW.html
Play counting, word and dice games from Japan,
colonial America, and Africa and learn while doing so.
Holidays Around the World
http://ctap.fcoe.k12.ca.us/
ctap/Lessons/Holidays.Lesson
Learn about holidays around the world. Make
a holiday calendar using the Internet for sources. Classify holidays as
celebrations of religions, local events, national events and heroes.
Author: Classroom Connect
In the Time of the Old Ones
http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us
/curriculum/oldones.html
The Navajo people (who call themselves Dine
or Dineh) are known for their close relationship with all forms of life
and their desire to live in balance with nature. They are also known for
their ability to adapt to their surroundings. Learn about how these beliefs
and abilities affect their art and culture with a special emphasis on weaving.
Author: Joan Schatz
Japan
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu
/fga/academy/k1japan.htm#
activity1
Have fun learning about Japan by studying
maps, making a clay volcano, cooking rice balls, creating a carp kite,
constructing a fan and doing loads of other activities.
Author: Marie Holland and Jeffrey Potter
Japanese Kite Stories
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/
Lessons
/Social_St/World_history/
WRH0011.html
Learn about Japanese culture by creating and
decorating kites.
Author: Laurie Herman
Land and People in Mexico
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu
/fga/academy/k1mexico.htm
Experience the land, people and culture of
California's nearest international neighbor. Compare families here and
there, cook traditional Mexican foods, make a festival mask, and enjoy
many more exciting activities.
Author: Pat Sloan and Mary Sullivan
Life in Brazil
http://multimedia2.freac.
fsu.edu/fga/academy/
k1brazil.htm
Explore the land and people of Brazil. Learn
by growing rainforest terrariums, cooking traditional foods, dancing a
Bahias and many more exciting things.
Author: Mary Haynes
Navaho Rug
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/
Lessons/crossroads/sec3/
k2/unit1/u1Kl1.html
The activities in this lesson accompany Blood
and Link's story Goat in the Rug and inlcude lots of ideas for learning
about Navajo culture.
Author: Council for Citizenship Education
Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/
~edtech/webquest/
sadako.htm
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor
Coerr is a true story about a girl who lived in Japan toward the end of
World War This Web Quest is designed to introduce you to Sadako Sasaki
and her country of Japan. Find out why Sadako is a heroine to the children
of Japan.
Author: Pat Duhon
Three Little Pigs: A "Tail" to Tell
http://www.eduplace.com/
rdg/gen_act/pigs/oink2.html
In this activity, first or second grade students
gain in cultural literacy abd perspective taking from different versions
of the Three Little Pigs story. They also learn basic information literacy
skills by analyzing the elements and sequence of the story on a storyboard.
Author: Houghton Mifflin
World of Puppets
http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.
ca.us/curriculum/puppetry.html
Do you like the puppets on Sesame Street?
People all over the world love puppets. Come with us to see them in Japan,
Indonesia and Vietnam. Then make a puppet, write a puppet play and hold
your own show for children in another class.
Author: Cathy Jennings
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Several literature
books can be used to teach this standards. Class or group discussions
can be a tool for assessment. After reading and discussing a chosen
literature book, ask students any of the following questions:
How were the subjects or characters (teacher
fills in appropriate names) of this story a part of their community?
How were the characters or subjects of the story different than kids of
today? How were they the same? What did the subjects or characters
of the story believe in?
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Student are able to recognize the ways in which
they are all part of the same community, sharing principles, goals, and
traditions despite their varied ancestry; the forms of diversity in their
school and community; and the benefits and challenges of a diverse population.
They understand the ways in which American
Indians and immigrants have helped define
Californian and American culture.
They are able to compare the beliefs, customs,
ceremonies, traditions, and social practices of the varied cultures, drawing
from folklore.
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