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Reagan, Rebecca – Social Studies, 2008
In this article, the author describes her use of direct instruction to introduce the skill of determining source reliability in a fifth-grade unit on immigration in American history. She structures instruction to help students establish a thinking-skill strategy that results in not only an understanding of immigration in the late 1800s to early…
Descriptors: United States History, Grade 5, Immigration, Direct Instruction
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Urdanivia-English, Carmen – Social Studies, 2001
Describes the author's experiences with fifth-grade students who were English Language Learners in a social studies class. Explains how the teacher used photography within the social studies classroom and took the children on a field trip to see historic sites. Discusses the outcomes of the project for the students involved. (CMK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Field Trips, Grade 5