| Description |
xvii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Helping Children Become Who They Are: A Rationale for Teaching Social Studies -- Ch. 1. The World Children Live In -- Ch. 2. Discovering the Essence of Social Studies -- Ch. 3. Getting Ready to Teach: Developmental Considerations -- Pt. II. Creating an Early Childhood Social Studies Curriculum -- Ch. 4. Planning Developmentally Appropriate Social Studies -- Ch. 5. Learning about the Past and Present: History and the Young Child -- Ch. 6. Learning about Where We Live: Geography and the Young Child -- Ch. 7. Becoming Socially Responsible Citizens in a Democratic Society -- Ch. 8. Integrating the Arts and Creative Expression into the Social Studies Curriculum -- Ch. 9. Growing Up in a Multi-cultural Society -- Ch. 10. Economics, the Environment, and Social Issues: Preparing Children to Make Informed Choices -- App. I. Social Studies Standards - The Primary Grades -- App. II. Lesson Plan Formats -- App. III. Sources for Appropriate Social Studies Materials |
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App. IV. Sample Community Cultural Inventory -- App. V. Using the Holidays and Special Events to Deliver a Multi-cultural Social Studies Curriculum |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- United States.
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| Author |
Beck, Vesna.
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Fletcher, Melba.
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| LC no. |
99049327 |
| ISBN |
0766802884 |
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0766802884 paperback |
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