Booksmarts

Grade 6

The first part covers CANADA'S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES & EUROPEAN EXPLORERS. The second part covers CANADA'S TRADING PARTNERS. The book and teacher's guide are carefully designed to precisely meet the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum Outcomes for grade 6.

The SYSTEMIC APPROACH to teaching social studies : Most social studies textbooks use a fractured, "HEADLINE APPROACH ". They give students dates and facts and say in essence: "Memorize these dates, names and see the pretty pictures". Students learn to memorize, not to think.

We prefer the SYSTEMIC APPROACH. Instead of giving students disjointed facts to remember, we show them causal relationships. We keep asking “why?” and making connections. We teach students to think.

Click on the links to your right to download the free sample pages from VOICI POURQUOI 6e ANNÉE.

Cover both curriculum strands with one affordable textbook specifically designed for the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum!

This is program includes a teacher's manual and student activities. Overall and specific curriculum expectations are described for each activity.

Click on the preview buttons to your right to open free sample pages from the textbook.

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 Ontario school board consultants (for standards). The books have accurate content, are functional, easy to use and understand, meet curricular outcomes and are attractively priced.

Contributors include:
Several school teachers and
Guy Kelada, M.B.A.
Dr. Richard Morlan, Ph.D.
Dr. Jean-Pierre Hardy, Ph.D.
Dr. Jane Thompson, Ph.D.
John Moses, Native History Researcher