TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN EARLY EDUCATION

THIS NEW TEXT TAKES A GLOBAL APPROACH TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES TO YOUNG CHILDREN. BASED ON THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, THIS TEXT PRESENTS MANY PRACTICAL EXAMPLES FOR TEACHING CHILDREN IN ACTUAL SETTINGS. THE TEXT CLEARLY DISCUSSES MAJOR TOPICAL AREAS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, THE ARTS, AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION. EDUCATORS WILL APPRECIATE ITS LITERATURE-BASED FORMAT, WHICH INTEGRATES SOCIAL STUDIES WITH OTHER SUBJECTS.