Integrating Social Studies and Science

with Learning Stations

Julie Beck and Joe Harthttp://heritagekids.info/5.htm

How can I create centers that engage students and integrate

Social Studies and Science with other subjects?

Reading across the curriculumWriting across the curriculumDaily GeographyComputer StationCreativity Station

ReadingFirst gather an assortment of

nonfiction science and social studies books for your reading station. Your textbooks may be used also.

The next slides contain activities to include at the reading station

Create fluency passages from any fiction or nonfiction

text

http://www.lefthandlogic.com/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.php

Teach NonFiction Reading StrategiesThese will be sent to you via email

Big FoxThievesLeaning TowerAlpha Boxes

The Elements of THIEVES Title What is the title? What do I already know about this topic? What does this topic have to do with the

preceding chapter? Does the title express a point of view? What do I think I will be reading about? Headings

What does this heading tell me I will be reading about?

What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it? How can I turn this heading into a question

that is likely to be answered in the text?

Introduction Is there an opening paragraph, perhaps

italicized? Does the first paragraph introduce the chapter?

What does the introduction tell me I will be reading about? Do I know anything about this topic already?

Every first sentence in a paragraph What do I think this chapter is going to be

about based on the first sentence in each paragraph?

Visuals and vocabulary Does the chapter include photographs, drawings, maps, charts, or graphs? What can I learn from the visuals in a chapter?

How do captions help me better understand the meaning? Is there a list of key vocabulary terms and definitions? Are there important words in boldface type throughout the chapter?

Do I know what the boldfaced words mean? Can I tell the meaning of the boldfaced words from the sentences in which they are embedded?

End-of-chapter questions What do the questions ask? What information do they earmark as important? What information do I learn from the questions?

Let me keep in mind the end-of-chapter questions so that I may annotate my text where pertinent information is located.

Summary What do I understand and recall about the topics covered in the summary?

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Alpha Boxes

Handout graphic organizer to students and have them use it as they read. Students place challenging or interesting words in their own alpha boxes.

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Picture NotesStudents read a nonfiction book and

draw a picture that labels the information they learn from the book.

See example on next slide

Desert Giant

The Gila Woodpecker pecks hole. It is cool inside.

Later an elf owl comes.

Rains less than 10 inches per year.

No arms until 50 years old.

Sonoran DesertArizona

May live to be 150

spines

Has flowers that bats pollinate.

Writing Across the Curriculum

Nonfiction PoetryNews Articles – WWWWWAcrosticsPlaysSummariesBrochuresJournal TopicsBook ReportsTerm Paper

Belong in North America – many live in Georgia

Roost during the day in buildings, trees, wood piles

Only give birth to one baby per year

Will live 6 or 7 years

Nocturnal insect eaters - insectivorous

Belong to a colony

Always use echolocation to find prey

They are beneficial to farmers and families (eat bugs)

Nonfiction Acrostic

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ABC Summary

GeographyMap TasksWebsitesDaily Geography Questions

ComputerMapping Our World:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/mapping_our_world/

CNN Student News (link on next slide)Gizmos http://www.explorelearning.com/Ranger Rick Magazine:

http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick.aspxNational Geographic for Kids:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/Geography for Kids:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/united-states-america-map-game.php

Glogster: http://www.glogster.com/

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

http://www.toondoo.com/

Creative StationArtDramaMusic

Design a Postage StampList the important figures from your

SS standardsChoose one and design a new

postage stamp for your historical figure

Write an explanation

Design a CoinList the important figures from your

SS standardsChoose one and design a new coin

for your historical figureWhat will be on the obverse? (see

next slide)What will be on the reverse?Write an explanation