Hands-On Social Studies is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities and conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need. It focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum as identified by the Ontario Ministry, and adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools.

All books include these familiar features: curriculum correlation charts; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; visuals and reproducible masters; material lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities.

Exciting new features include:

the five components of the inquiry model opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge authentic assessment for, as, and of learning concepts of social studies thinking, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals support for developing historical thinking skills photo files that relate to the lesson topic(s)

The new Hands-On Social Studies edition for grade 5 focuses on strengthening students’ knowledge and understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures, perspectives, contributions, and ways of knowing, as well as the history of the residential school system, treaties, and the Indian Act.