{"product_id":"people-places-checkmates-alexey-w-root-9781591588504","title":"People, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen chess-enhanced lesson plans address National Council for the Social Studies standards for grades 4-8 and help prepare students to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImplement the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) curriculum standards in your classroom with \u003ci\u003ePeople, Places, Checkmates: Teaching Social Studies with Chess\u003c\/i\u003e. In this unique volume, 15 lesson plans teach culture, history, geography, and citizenship through the history of chess and its relationship to art, civics, culture, economics, geography, government, and technology. This book will also help educators and librarians prepare students to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach 40-minute lesson plan includes an NCSS theme, materials and sources, procedure, and evaluation. Each lesson is followed by an optional 10-25 minute chess exercise, composed of teacher background, procedure and materials, expected time, and evaluation. A separate chapter teaches the chess basics necessary for your students to actually play chess and successfully complete the optional exercises. Lesson plans complement upper elementary and middle school curricula in world history, U.S. history, geography, and social studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexey W. Root\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591588502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591588504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 227","brand":"Alexey W. Root","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088603984127,"sku":"9781591588504","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fceb40ac-c924-40ef-b752-2bd998864631.jpg?v=1769105690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/people-places-checkmates-alexey-w-root-9781591588504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}