Modified+texts+for+3rd-5th+gr+Social+Studies

Team Members/ School(s) Eric Simpkins Jason Benjamin

Brief description of Learning Circle plan Team will modify one chapter from grade level social studies or science book to make the content accessible to EL. Modified books will include academic vocabulary instruction and modified language and sentence structure to make content accessible for EL. Team members will use iBooks author to make a modified iBook or teams will use another format such as MS Word or Power Point.

Timeline:
 * March || April || May || June ||
 * || Meet to figure out what software is needed and how to get the software.

Meet to report back on software and to decided on which chapters to modify, and what the format of the chapters will look like.

Meet to show progress on chapters. || Meet to show progress on chapters and workshop chapters by revising and editing.

Meet to show progress on chapters and workshop chapters by revising and editing. || Meet to show final product to team members. ||

Work & Progress:
Final Product

We modified two chapters to be used for the iPad from the 5th Grade Social Studies textbook History Alive. The chapters were:

Chapter 1: Geography of the United States Chapter 8: Facing Slavery

These chapters were modified to make content more accessible for ELL and to all students. From an ELL instructional standpoint we focused on learning Academic Language. We also included an interactive glossary, modified language, and visuals to make the content easier to understand. From a content learning standpoint we integrated social studies with literacy by focusing on learning the patterns of text structures including sequencing, problem and solution, and explanation. There are also book hooks or book recommendations for further reading included in the chapters.

The books or chapters will soon be found on iBooks.