Social studies is at the heart of content in education and takes on society's best hopes for helping children become good citizens and winners in the global economy. In its comprehensive scope, Social Studies for Young Children: Preschool and Primary Curriculum Anchor fulfills the promise of social studies as an integrator of the knowledge and experiences of young children. Filled with strategies, activities and resources, this book helps teachers develop a holistic, culturally relevant approach to social studies and social learning. It surveys the relevant state and national standards and offers essential guidance on how to integrate them into the curriculum -- while at the same time looking beyond the tests to foster young social scientists' development into critical thinkers and lifelong learners.
Special features include:
*Children's literature to foster social studies understanding
*Digital media for teaching and learning
*Emphasis on cross-disciplinary synthesis
- ISBN10 147580086X
- ISBN13 9781475800869
- Publish Date 1 November 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 December 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Education
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 212
- Language English