Cooperative Problem-Solving Activities for Social Studies, Grades 6-12

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<p>"These activities will foster participation and critical thinking in the classroom."<br/>—R. Jon Frey, Director of Speech Activities<br/>Aberdeen Central High School, SD</p><p>"Cooperative group learning is a powerful approach, and this book provides explicit ideas and guidelines."<br/>—Stephanie van Hover, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education<br/>University of Virginia</p><p>Give your students the opportunity to think, discover, and learn together in social studies! </p><p>Teamwork helps students strengthen individual retention, improve performance, and promote meaning-making in the classroom. To give adolescent minds practice in critical thinking, the authors use their considerable teaching experience to present more than 40 problem-solving activities that are ready for immediate use in the social studies classroom. </p><p>This second edition of Catch Them Thinking in Social Studies demonstrates how to use collaborative learning strategies to fully engage students in meaning-making. Cooperative Problem-Solving Activities for Social Studies, Grades 6–12 offers lessons in five areas of social studies instruction: geography, politics, economics, culture, and history. Each activity includes background information, clue cards, objectives, tasks, and worksheets. This updated edition helps teachers:<br/></p>Develop students′ decision-making, analysis, and communication skillsFoster teamwork and interdependent learningConstruct cooperative problem-solving activities using their own curriculum<p>Featuring current research and new activities, this hands-on resource helps teachers facilitate cooperative problem solving in social studies and provides teacher tips throughout the book. </p>