Children and social studies : creative teaching in the elementary classroom /
Nelson, Murry R.
Children and social studies : creative teaching in the elementary classroom / Murry R. Nelson. - 3rd ed. - Fort Worth, TX : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1998. - xvii, 451 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 The educational environment: the school setting; social studies in the school curriculum; the unit in social studies. Part 2 Kids are people, too: recognizing values; special people in social studies. Part 3 Teaching strategies: inquiry, lecture, guided discovery; textbooks and social studies teaching; role play, group decision making and case studies; community resources in the social studies; computers, simulations, games and media. Part 4 Essential skills in social studies; map and globe skills; chronology, questioning and language skills. Part 5 Issues to ponder: focusing on special issues; evaluating all of us. Appendix: sources of unit initiation and development.
0155054651
97073574
Social sciences--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.
LB1584 / .N37 1998
372.21 NEL
Children and social studies : creative teaching in the elementary classroom / Murry R. Nelson. - 3rd ed. - Fort Worth, TX : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1998. - xvii, 451 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 The educational environment: the school setting; social studies in the school curriculum; the unit in social studies. Part 2 Kids are people, too: recognizing values; special people in social studies. Part 3 Teaching strategies: inquiry, lecture, guided discovery; textbooks and social studies teaching; role play, group decision making and case studies; community resources in the social studies; computers, simulations, games and media. Part 4 Essential skills in social studies; map and globe skills; chronology, questioning and language skills. Part 5 Issues to ponder: focusing on special issues; evaluating all of us. Appendix: sources of unit initiation and development.
0155054651
97073574
Social sciences--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.
LB1584 / .N37 1998
372.21 NEL