Global Resources and Activities for the Media Center
Notable Social Studies Books
http://www.socialstudies.org/notable
Artifacts Activity The Important Book
Gather artifacts from a country or region. (Use what you have. The students will enjoy it no matter what materials you use.) Read aloud The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown so that students hear the pattern of the book. Have each student choose an artifact if you have enough. If not, they can work in pairs or small groups. Download the template, or load it on the computer, and have students write their own descriptive document which they can share with the class. For extension, students can look up the artifact and gather information about it or about the country.
Kids Can Press CitizenKid Books:CitizenKid is a collection of books that teach children about the world and encourages them to become global citizens. Visit the site and look at some of the titles.
http://www.kidscanpress.com/series/citizenkid
Google Lit Trips Google Earth and literature combine as students travel through the locations in the book.
International Children's Digital Library
"The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. The Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community."
Google Earth Tour of Middle East Book Award recepients
TeachMideast has added a Google Earth Tour highlighting some of the Middle East Outreach Council's Middle East Book Award recipients
Have Fun with Global Studies
Sing along with Yakko:
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