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Peer reviewedPorter, Priscilla – Social Studies Review, 1992
Presents an annotated bibliography of 23 computer software programs selected for their applicability to the fifth-grade curriculum outlined in California History Social Science Framework. Categorizes the recommended software programs by eight chronological units in the course. Includes the current price for each program and a list of sources for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geography Instruction, Grade 5
Peer reviewedO'Connell, Ray – Social Studies Review, 1990
Presents a lesson plan integrating fifth language arts and social studies. Students wrote letters to the editors of newspapers in the 50 states and received hundreds of postcards and letters that were displayed throughout the classroom. Includes photographs of the students and postcards. Suggests that the activity teaches history and geography…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Geography Instruction, Grade 5
Peer reviewedHansen, Bobbi; Higby, Karen – Social Studies Review, 1994
Presents a classroom teacher's experiences in preparing a fifth-grade class for the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) test. Discusses an integrated curriculum approach, disagreements between teacher associations and the state department of education, and student and parent attitudes toward the test. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Testing
