SS Ideas Social Studies Ideas Social Studies learning for students can be strengthened through activities involving family members. Current Events Family newspaper reading, television news viewing and radio listening provide excellent ways for students to gain an appreciation of current events. Teachers want students to be curious about items in the news. If families themselves talk about world events and personalities, students will transfer this discussion into the classroom and will receive reinforcement from their teachers and classmates. Geography Families can help students to understand the area they live in through small trips.
Trips give students sense of knowledge about places.
This knowledge can assist them in the classroom when they study maps and globes. Trips do not have to involve lots of expenses. There is lots to do and see in the Washington area that does now require a lot of money. There is so much to do and see within the Metro area. Consider taking your family on a tour of the city in which you live.