Teaching Young Children Social Studies

Gayle Mindes

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2006
• ISBN:
  9780313013652
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

By linking theory to practice with an emphasis on national and state standards, Head Start Performance Standards, No Child Left Behind, and IDEA, the authors coherently combine principles of child development and social studies content to create a solid program for preschool through grade three. The authors maintain the overriding idea throughout the Teaching Young Children series—that strategies derived from knowledge of child development are used to teach content knowledge. It is this concern that makes this volume an excellent resource for teachers and parents. In addition to specific discussions of how to build and conduct a social studies curriculum, the work includes vignettes of teachers and children in the classroom; graphics illustrating concepts and methods; and matrices, charts and tables to enhance understanding. The authors effectively intertwine social learning in young children and development of self-concept with the theme-based curriculum of the National Council for Social Studies, the principles of multicultural education, parent collaboration to support learning, and creating connections between classroom and community.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. Introduction to the Power of Social Studies
• 2. Moral Development, Character Education, and the Social Studies
• 3. Teaching and Learning Social Studies in the Age of State Standards and Head Start Outcomes
• 4. The Context of Culture in Teaching Social Studies: Beyond the Antibias Curriculum
• 5. Perspectives on Positive Classroom Practices
• 6. Multimedia, the World, and Young Children
• 7. Assessing the Accomplishment of Learning in the Social Studies
• 8. Knitting It All Together
• Appendix: Children’s Literature Organized by National Council of Social Studies Themes
• Index