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“WHY
THINGS ARE™” programs
cover the Ontario curriculum for social studies, grades 4,
5 and 6 (grades
3, 7 & 8 are in the works).
- Our textbooks use an integrative, systemic approach. They
make the theme more relevant. Our books make teaching and
learning social studies easy and fun.
- Complicated concepts are made simple.
- Programs are easy to learn with (plain English, "get
in-get out" boxes, lots of illustrations)
- The layout is attractive and is designed for clarity.
- The text is age and level appropriate.
- Reproducible activities are available for each title.
You
can download and print free sample pages from Why Things Are™.
Click on the links to your right
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Authors and
contributors to WHY THINGS ARE include:
- Several doctoral professors (for
content),
- Elementary grade school teachers
(for functionality),
- A number of experienced children's
book authors (for ease of use) and
- School board consultants (for standards).
The
books have accurate content, are functional, easy to use and
understand, meet curricular outcomes and are attractively
priced.
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Click
on the blue
links below
to preview
the books.
“WHY
THINGS ARE™”
SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAMS FOR THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM
Grade
level:
Click
your choice below to preview books |
Themes
covered in our textbooks (both themes in the same book): |
"WHY
THINGS ARE" GRADE 4
(In English) |
The
Middle Ages |
Provinces
and territories of Canada |
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"VOICI
POURQUOI"
4e Année
(French immersion)
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Le
Moyen Age |
Les
Provinces et territoires du Canada |
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"WHY
THINGS ARE" GRADE 5
(In English)
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Ancient
civilizations |
Canada's government |
"Voici
Pourquoi" 5e année
(French Immersion) |
Civilisations
Antiques |
Le
gouvernement du Canada |
"WHY
THINGS ARE" GRADE 6
(In English) |
Canada’s
Aboriginal Peoples/European explorers |
Canada’s
trading partners |
"VOICI
POURQUOI" 6e Année
(French Immersion) |
Les
peuples Autochtones du Canada et les explorateurs européens |
Les
partenaires commerciaux internationaux du Canada |
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The
SYSTEMIC, INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
to teaching social studies:
Instead of giving
students disjointed facts to remember, we show them
causal relationships. We
keep asking “why?” and making connections.
- Why did towns grow quickly in Europe after the
year 1000?
- Why did Ancient Egyptians have a central government
and a god-king?
- Why do we have so many Germanic traditions in
our Christmas celebrations?
- Why where Muslim people so educated in the first
millennium?
- Why was there a “Renaissance”?
- Why should we care about history?
- Why are Canadian provinces stronger united than
divided?
- Why does Canada need to be competitive?
- Why is Canada stronger in some areas than in others?
Our books teach students to look for causes and to
make connections and predictions. This helps students
learn. Students walk away with something they will
keep. We use powerful, simple, easy to remember
frameworks in all our books.
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| BLACKLINE
MASTER ACTIVITIES: Overall and specific curriculum
expectations are described for each activity. |
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programs are also available in French for extended and
immersion. |
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