NCSS Sale of Books, Starting in February 2010
5 for 50!
Any five of the books described below can be purchased for $50 (plus $9 shipping and handling). Each extra book is $10.00 plus shipping and handling — i.e., we offer 6 for $60, 7 for $70, 8 for $80, etc. See the chart for the shipping and handling charges when more than 5 books are ordered. A person does not have to order different titles, and can order multiple copies of a single book. Almost all books were published in the highly-regarded NCSS Bulletin series.
A purchaser of 50 books or more gets an extra two dollars off each book—50 for $400 and then $8 for each extra book (51 for $408, etc.) There is a convenient explanation of shipping and handling charges at the bottom of the order form.
Purchasers of 100 books or more can get special discounts of 70% to 80% on most books, while available supplies last. These purchasers should call Michael Simpson at 301-588-1800, ext. 105 or send an e-mail to publications@ncss.org with the subject line "NCSS Book Sale" describing the quantity and title of books requested and asking for a quote.
Books are not returnable. There is an order form attached at the bottom of this page.
Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies Developed
by the NCSS National Task Force for Social Studies Standards
NCSS, Bulletin No. 89, 178pp., 1994
The NCSS National Task Force for Social Studies Standards has produced a model based on ten thematic strands for achieving excellence in social studies. In addition to defining social studies and its critical mission, “to promote civic competence,” this document explains the purpose, organization, and utility of the standards and their relationship to other standards in the field. It defines and presents each of the ten thematic strands for three distinct levels: early grades, middle grades, and high school.
890094 Price: $15.00
$10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
A Link To The Past: Engaging Students In The Study Of History
Michael M. Yell, Geoffrey Scheurman, with Keith Reynolds
NCSS Bulletin 102, 93 pp., 2004
Teachers will benefit from these powerful, tried and tested strategies for getting students involved in the study of history. The authors offer tips for all stages of a history unit: introducing the topic; involving students in discussion; enhancing writing and reading skills; teaching big ideas; and organizing and evaluating effective projects. The book offers useful lesson plans and a selection of valuable resources for teaching history. Its practical tips will help teachers who seek to interest students in history in ways that assist in fulfilling the requirements of a standards-based history curriculum. Author Michael Yell points out that “strategies that get students discussing, thinking and interacting with the content are invaluable for helping them learn and understand that content.”
040102 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Social Studies and the World: Teaching Global Perspectives
Merry M. Merryfield and Angene Wilson
NCSS, Bulletin No. 103, 141 pp., 2005
“More than in any previous generation, today’s students will be actors on a global stage,” write Merry M. Merryfield and Angene Wilson. In this book, they recommend ways of developing the skills needed by students to learn about and understand world cultures, world history, global issues and current events, as well as the links between the U.S. and the rest of the world. Useful for educators at all levels, the book is especially valuable for classroom teachers. Its 49 lesson plans cover the range of social studies subjects, showing how global perspectives can enhance the curriculum. The book also recommends and presents literature and other resources likely to stimulate students to make their own voyages of intellectual discovery. This is a vital resource for educators seeking to incorporate world awareness into the social studies curriculum.
050103 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students
Bárbara C. Cruz, Joyce W. Nutta, Jason O’Brien, Carine M. Feyten
and Jane M. Govoni
NCSS, Bulletin No. 101, 123 pp. 2003
More and more teachers face the challenge of teaching social studies to students whose native language is not English. The authors of this book have designed it specially to help social studies teachers do so successfully. The first part of the book enables teachers to understand the process of acquiring a second language and how to deal with students engaged in that process. The second identifies good topics for social studies classes that include ESL students, and offers detailed, ready-to-use lesson plans. This book is a must for social studies teachers whose classes include ESL students.
030101 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Cooperative Learning in the Social Studies Classroom
Edited by Robert J. Stahl, Ronald L. VanSickle and Nancy N. Stahl
NCSS Bulletin No. 108, 130pp. 2009
This volume will help the reader reflect upon the gains that students and social studies educators can make by rejecting many of the old myths surrounding the value of competitive and rugged individualism and replacing these with a cooperative perspective on learning. What can we gain by having students work cooperatively in small groups rather than spending much of their time doing their academic work alone? What evidence is available that social studies students achieve more by working together cooperatively than by working alone or by competing for a limited number of rewards? What instructional alternatives might enable more of our students to achieve the goals we set? What might a teacher gain by using cooperative learning groups as an alternative to conventional individualistic and competitive instructional strategies? These and countless more questions are answered in the pages of this new, updated edition of an NCSS classic.
090108 Price: $24.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Digital Age: Technology-Based K-12 Lesson Plans for Social Studies
Edited by Linda Bennett and Michael J. Berson
NCSS Bulletin No.105, 200 pp. 2007 This is an indispensable book for social studies educators at all grade levels. Its lesson plans are based on the NCSS Social Studies Standards and the National Educational Technology Standards and present some of the best uses of instructional technology to teach the range of social studies subjects at each of the elementary, middle school and high school levels. Whether your interest is U.S. history or contemporary politics and government, world history or world cultures, economics or current affairs, or introducing students to important social groups such as families and communities, you will find this book useful.
070105 Price: $24.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Teaching Women’s History through Literature:
Standards-Based Lesson Plans for Grades K-12
Kay A. Chick
NCSS Bulletin No. 107, 132 pp. 2008
Women used to be almost invisible in history books used in school, and although they now have a stronger presence in textbooks, teachers often have difficulty finding the right additional resources for teaching women’s history. Kay A. Chick’s publication fills an important gap by identifying appealing literature that will engage students in the study of women’s history. Biographies and historical fiction are the principal genres of literature selected. The author pays special attention to choosing developmentally appropriate books and lesson plans that can advance standards-based teaching at the primary, intermediate, middle school and high school grade levels.
080107 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Community Action Rooted in History: The CiviConnections Model of Service-Learning
Edited by Rahima C. Wade
NCSS Bulletin No.106, 78 pp. 2007
This book chronicles exciting projects in which teachers have linked the study of history to service learning initiatives. The result has been to energize students and enable them to improve their local communities through their service learning projects at the same time as they have investigated the local and historical roots of social or environmental problems. This book is based on projects actually carried out by the CiviConnections program, and will help teachers who seek to engage students’ enthusiasm, meet community needs, and satisfy local and state curricular requirements.
070106 Price: $18.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Teaching about Canada and Mexico
Edited by William W. Joyce and John F. Bratzel
NCSS Bulletin 104, 141 pp., 2006
Many U.S. students learn more about countries beyond the oceans to the east and west of the United States than they do about our northern and southern neighbors. This book provides educators with the in-depth information and suggestions for class activities that will enable them to teach their students about Canada and Mexico.
The articles on Canada in this book cover its history, government, society, cultural life, and the status of Quebec. Those on Mexico deal with its pre-Hispanic and subsequent history, its political system, culture, images of the U.S. held by Mexicans, and Mexico’s recent accomplishments and upcoming challenges. This volume also covers the emergence of North American free trade and its impact on the economies of Mexico and Canada.
Teaching about Canada and Mexico is published by NCSS in association with Michigan State University’s Canadian Studies Centre and its Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with which the editors are affiliated.
060104 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Linking Literature with Life: The NCSS Standards and Children’s Literature in the Middle Grades
Alexa A. Sandmann and John F. Ahern
NCSS, Bulletin No. 99, 142 pp. 2002 This book was written by two experienced educators for teachers in search of children’s literature that conforms to the social studies standards and that students in grades 5-8 really like. After initial chapters that offer guidelines for using children’s literature in the social studies classroom, the authors present ten chapters that recommend suitable books for teaching each of the ten themes of the standards. The authors’ descriptions of all books include teaching suggestions that show how teachers can make the most of the books in the social studies classroom. All kinds of books are represented—picture books, factual works, fiction, and poetry.
020099 Price: $19.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Teaching Together: School/University Collaboration to Improve Social Studies Education
Edited by Mary Christenson, Marilyn Johnston and Jim Norris
NCSS, Bulletin No. 98, 198 pp. 2001
This unique book presents the experiences of college professors and classroom teachers who have engaged in cooperative classroom projects that span the range of social studies disciplines at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each chapter is authored jointly by the classroom teacher and professor engaged in the project and highlights the achievements that resulted from their collaboration, the problems that arose, how they were solved, and what the implications and possibilities are for other educators seeking to engage in similar collaborative efforts.
980001 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Building a Legacy: Women in Social Education, 1784-1984
Edited by Margaret Smith Crocco and O.L. Davis, Jr.
NCSS, Bulletin No. 100, 162 pp. 2002
Women constitute the majority of K-12 social studies teachers, but historians have often neglected or underemphasized the importance of their role in the development of social studies. This volume shows how women have built a legacy in shaping social education, as seen through the biographies of more than forty women over a 200-year period.
020100 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Building Bridges: Connecting Classroom and Community Through Service-Learning in Social Studies
Edited by Rahima C. Wade
NCSS, Bulletin No. 97, 116 pp. 2000 This book, which offers teaching suggestions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, features a very diverse array of service-learning projects. Topics include AIDS awareness, community planning, shelters for the homeless, and marine environmental activism.
970000 Price: $18.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Surfing Social Studies: The Internet Book
Edited by Joseph A. Braun, Jr. and C. Frederick Risinger
NCSS, Bulletin No. 96, 180 pp. 1999
There is no doubt about the importance of the Internet to schools in the future, but there are many questions about the best ways to use it in the social studies classroom. The contributions to this volume are an excellent guide to the Internet in general and its value for social studies in particular.
960099 Price: $22.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Enhancing Social Studies Through Literacy Strategies
Judith L. Irvin, John P. Lunstrum, Carol Lynch-Brown, Mary Friend Shepard
NCSS, Bulletin No. 91, 73pp., 1995
Help your students to improve their literacy abilities by offering them stimulating social studies materials. This bulletin focuses on enhancing writing, speaking, and listening skills, and on building conceptual and vocabulary knowledge. Based on current theory and research in literacy education and student motivation, this book provides practical step-by-step procedures and literacy-based strategies for developing critical thinking skills.
910095 Price: $14.95 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Arts & Humanities in the Social Studies
Douglas Selwyn
NCSS, Bulletin No. 90, 66pp., 1995
The arts are windows into and products of the cultures of the world. The arts-based strategies in this bulletin bring social studies to life in the classroom. These fifteen lessons are a proven, effective means for involving students in the social studies. Selwyn provides a context for incorporating the arts in general, and proven strategies for using creative writing, literature, and plays in the classroom.
900094 Price: $14.95 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
James A. Michener on the Social Studies
NCSS, Bulletin No. 85, 119 pp., 1991
In addition to works of historical fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and novels, Michener also wrote an impressive body of work in the social studies that is collected in Bulletin 85. Readers will be struck by the familiarity of issues our colleagues faced in the 1940s and those we confront today. This bulletin captures thoughtful reflections on the problems of teachers and teaching the social studies.
850091 Price: $14.95 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Teaching About Native Americans
Karen D. Harvey, Lisa D. Harjo, and
Jane K. Jackson
NCSS, Bulletin No. 84, 82 pp., 2nd Ed., 1996
What should social studies teachers teach about Native Americans? This publication answers the question by providing practical support for elementary and secondary teachers, including lesson plans, extensive resources and information for the general public about the significance of the indigenous peoples of this country. This second edition (1996) features updated resources for teachers and students.
840090 Price: $12.95 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
Favorite Lesson Plans: Powerful Standards-Based Activities
Edited by William W. Wilen
NCSS, 100 pp. 2000
In this volume outstanding teachers share some of their favorite and most effective lesson plans. The topics of this book cover the range of social studies disciplines and standards themes. Its contents deal with images of the West, Native American culture, slavery and attempts to escape it, controversial issues, global economic decision-making, unions and collective bargaining, and more.
420011 Price: $16.00 $10 in orders of 5 or more books/
$8 in orders of 50 or more books
NCSS Presidential Addresses, 1936-1969 and 1970-2000
Edited by Mark Previte and James Sheehan
NCSS & ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science
These two volumes are important contributions to the history of National Council for the Social Studies. They present the speeches delivered by NCSS presidents at annual NCSS meetings. The collection offers fascinating insights into what the NCSS presidents believed to be the most important issues on which to address the membership. The reader will savor a trip into history that shows both the differences and continuities in the challenges facing social studies educators over a period of decades.
Vol. 1, 1936-1969: 409599 Price: $20.00
Vol. 2, 1970-2000: 409600 Price: $20.00
$10 per volume in orders of 5 or more books/$8 in orders of 50 or more books
How to order by phone: 1-800-683-0812 Mention that you are responding to the “5 for 50“ book sale offer. Phone orders are accepted Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm eastern time. From outside the USA, call 301-843-6205.
By mail: Fill out the order form [pdf] attached at the bottom of this page. Be sure to include street address and telephone information. Check shipping and handling costs carefully. Send order form with check, money order, purchase order, or credit card information to: NCSS Publications, P O Box 2067, Waldorf, MD 20602-2067
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