<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Building on the success of previous editions, <I>Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle Grades</I> discusses flexible strategies for teaching today's diverse learner, the structure of the knowledge to be learned, how to help students reconstruct present ideas, and how to translate theory and recent research into lesson plans and units. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Packed with activities, up-to-date technology, teaching strategies, and a constructivist approach, this text demonstrates how to use developmentally appropriate strategies to help students construct important social studies ideas and skills. </P>