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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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TAH Multiday Prompts Discussion of Partisanship, Then and Now

Teaching American History

Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. Cade Lohrding teaches social studies for all three grades at Kiowa County Junior High School in Greensburg, Kansas. Yet we’re all experiencing the same problems.

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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

A look at the courses required by teacher preparation programs reveals scant attention to the broad social studies knowledge aspiring elementary teachers need to provide essential context to world events. history, civics and geography (with history scores much lower than in science) should disabuse us of that notion.

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Escaping Into the Works of Adam Smith

ACRE

Using this series of activities, social studies teachers can guide their students through key ideas presented in Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. Constitution Geography: WSP.2.G.2 Constitution PD.4.C.2

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Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly. Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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