Program+Overview

This is a core comprehensive program that takes students on a fascinating journey to explore the people, places, and events that have impacted history. This brand new basal program combines rich content with colorful graphics and interactive text to highlight core concepts and provide a better understanding for students.
 * Harcourt Elementary Social Studies**

Each unit is structured with powerful Reading Support tools — such as the Lesson Summary and Unit Review - to help reinforce the main ideas and accurately organize information. Three Leveled Readers for every unit help to further reteach, reinforce, and extend the unit topics.

It is aligned to and addressed the NJCCCS. Harcourt Elementary Social Studies (presented on 1/27/2009):

Summary:

o Level Readers available for extension, reinforcement, differentiating instruction (accompany each unit) o Connects/integrates nicely to our existing science and language arts series (connections are outlined for teachers) o Focuses on the NJ CCCS (e.g., New Jersey History, citizenship, geography, etc.) o Offers an activity based instructional approach (with technology, multi-media, and hands-on lessons) o UBD focus – focuses on big idea and essential questions…a dvd video is available to introduce big idea o Emphasis on vocabulary o Exam View program – assists teachers in creating assessments o Supports for differentiated learning – extended graphic organizers, suggestions built in teacher’s manual, etc. o Correlates with Storytown (Newest Harcourt LA series) as well o Professional Development on how to best integrate this series into our existing Trophies Language Arts series will be provided o Electronic student/teacher versions available with purchase