Full Description
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
Contents
Foreword to second edition by Mara Sapon-ShevinPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction to the Authority of Social StudiesChapter 2: Moral Development, Character Education, Emotional Literacy and the Social StudiesChapter 3: Teaching and Learning Social Studies in the Age of Common Core, State Standards, and Head Start OutcomesChapter 4: The Context of Culture in Teaching Social Studies: Beyond the Anti-bias CurriculumChapter 5: Perspectives on Classroom Practices by Linda Davey and Doris Pronin FrombergChapter 6: Multimedia, the World, and Young ChildrenChapter 7: Assessing the Accomplishment of Learning in the Social StudiesChapter 8: Social Studies as Curriculum AnchorAppendix: Children's Literature Organized by National Council of Social Studies Themes Prepared by Kelly Minks
