Knowledgeable and Engaged Young Citizens: Social Studies in …
Through examples from preschool through primary-grade settings, they illustrate how play—and teachers’ scaffolding of it—promote social studies thinking and practices in young children. Finally, Emily Dorsey, Natalie Danner, Alisha L. Lewis, and Michaelene M. Ostrosky examine “Learning, Practicing, and Exhibiting Leadership: Helping ...
Social Studies - NAEYC
2024年3月1日 · Using project-based learning with a social justice focus helps develop interdisciplinary instruction across social studies disciplines. Authored by Crystal N. Wise, Betül Demiray Sandıraz, Melanie M. McCormick, Anne-Lise Halvorsen
A Sense of Place: Human Geography in the Early Childhood …
Within social studies, geography education promotes development of reasoning and inquiry skills by generating questions and using an inquiry-based approach to explore the answers (Bliss 2008). These skills are essential for gaining independence in work and school.
What Do Children Learn in a High-Quality Preschool Program?
Social studies. As children learn to get along, make friends, and help with decisions, they are learning social studies. In preschool, your child also learns about himself and how he fits into his family, his class, and his community. Social studies also includes learning about the languages and cultures of other children in the class.
Standards for Social Studies, the National Council for the Social Studies (2010) defines social studies as the promotion of civic competence—the ability to actively participate in society. Within social studies, geography education promotes development of reasoning and inquiry skills by generating questions and using an inquiry-based
Approaching Interdisciplinary Teaching: Using Informational Texts ...
Strachan, S.L. 2015. “Kindergarten Students’ Social Studies and Content Literacy Learning from Interactive Read-Alouds.” The Journal of Social Studies Research 39: 207–223. Strachan, S.L. 2016. "Elementary Literacy and Social Studies Integration: An Observational Study in Low- and High-SES Classrooms." Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Powering Up: Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning for Young
An Overview of Social Studies Instruction in Elementary Classrooms in Indiana.” Theory & Research in Social Education 33 (3): 376–403. Wise, C.N., B. Jones, B. Thompson, & A. Halvorsen. 2023. “Black History Through Place-Based Learning.” Social Studies and the Young Learner 35 (3): 5–12.
Quick and Easy Notes: Practical Strategies for Busy Teachers
The notes document a range of behaviors in areas such as literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, the arts, social and emotional development, and physical development. When recording observations, it’s important to include a concrete description and enough details to inform future teaching strategies.
Rocking and Rolling. Supporting Curiosity and Inquiry in Early …
Offering a playful, equitable approach to early social studies requires intentional planning and decision making, including the selection of children’s books. For early social studies experiences, we recommend board books with photographs because they deeply engage infants and toddlers and encourage curiosity about the peoples of the world.
Principles of Child Development and Learning and Implications …
Consistently, studies find clear links between play and foundational capacities such as working memory, self-regulation, oral language abilities, social skills, and success in school. 29 Indeed, play embodies the characteristics of effective development and learning described in principles 4 and 5—active, meaningful engagement driven by ...