Social Studies in Elementary Education (11th Edition)

This practical, up-to-date book uses a clear and friendly tone to discuss diversity, technology, democratic citizenship, and expanding social studies across the curriculum. It details the mission of social studies education, considers the diversity of children in today's social studies classrooms, addresses the social studies curriculum, and explores effective instruction. The author applies educational concepts with specific classroom examples and field-tested lesson plans in this book. Chapter topics include concentration on three classic strategies for teaching social studies material at any grade level—concept formation, and inquiry, as well as a time-honored procedure for teaching social studies skills. Cutting-edge approaches on citizenship education, assessment, and all the social sciences are covered and then translated into practical, easy-to-learn methods. For elementary school teachers of social studies.