Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ534952
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Introducing Children to Economic Reasoning: Some Beginning Lessons.
Schug, Mark C.
Social Studies, v87 n3 p114-18 May-Jun 1996
Provides an overview, guidelines, and specific suggestions for introducing economic thinking to elementary school children. Utilizes examples from US history (buffalo hunting, cattle farming) to illustrate economic concepts. Includes an appendix that frames economic concepts as mysteries with clues (and answers) provided. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Fundamental Concepts, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Level, Learning Activities, Socioeconomic Influences, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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