Making connections in elementary and middle school social studies /
Johnson, Andrew P.(Andrew Paul)
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-432) and index.
Defining social studies -- Celebrating diversity in social studies education -- Teaching geography and history -- Teaching civics and government, and economics -- Planning -- Assessing student growth -- Special needs students in a general education setting -- Textbooks and social studies -- Learning through human interaction -- Problem solving in social studies -- Inquiry learning in social studies -- Creative and critical thinking in social studies -- Current events and classroom discussion -- Using the internet to teach social studies -- Learning through literature and language arts -- Character education.
Social sciences
Social sciences
Active learning