Features & Benefits:"A Whale of a Tale: Swim into
Social Studies 1" is an interactive multimedia
program designed to encourage students to discover the
world around them. Students learn about rules,
responsibilities and relationships within the home,
school and the community; and are introduced to scale by
investigating the plans of a house, a school and
community, and much, much more. Quizzes, reinforcement
games, and activities accompany all sections of the
program. Remedial and enrichment are integral components.
Jerry the Jellyfish; offers an abundance of whale trivia
for students to read and listen to.
"Swim into Social
Studies 1" is divided into five sections:
1. Home
2. School
3. Community
4. Maps
5. Just for Fun
- Home: Old
Tom the Turtle introduces his friends to the
concept of scale by using a plan of a house.
Cedric the Starfish learns what it is to be part
of the lagoon family through experiencing basic
rules, responsibilities and relationships
(decision making and chores). Visit with Percy
the Penguin and his family to explore how each
member of the family recognizes their
responsibilities and describes the positive
consequences of working together.
- School:
Sophia the Lobster shows her friends the plan or
map of her new school. Using the plan, they
investigate all the different rooms and routes in
the school. In his hot air balloon, Freddy the
Flying Fish draws a map of the community around
the school. He learns that maps show real things
but not real sizes. Reading the map Freddy
investigates the shortest routes to get to and
from school and go on outings. Mama Penguin
explains to her class the reason for school rules
both in the classroom and around the school. The
children learn about rules, cooperation and
safety.
- Community:
Albert the Albatross introduces children to the
purpose and importance of a community map.
Children learn about symbols, legends and routes
using the community map. Shelly the Crab visits a
new community and is introduced to some of the
people who live and work in the community. She
meets the community workers and learns about
their jobs and their hobbies. Cedric the Starfish
explores the different ways in which people get
around in the community. Children are introduced
to words dealing with transportation.
- Maps:
Freddy the Flying Fish makes a map and draws
small pictures to represent real things. He
introduces children to map symbols while
extending vocabulary by naming the symbols, e.g.,
farm, airport, police. Freddy shows children how
to use the map legend. Oscar the Octopus is
interested in different types of maps, e.g.,
plans, street maps, star maps, and sea maps.
Percy the Penguin introduces map words that he
uses when reading maps, like top, bottom, middle,
centre, left and right.
- Just for Fun :
- Home Sweet Home : Level A
& B
- Route Scoot:
Level A & B
- Identify Me: Level A &
B
- Map Zap: Level A & B
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