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ERIC Number: EJ594641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-6713
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Social Issues: Connecting Children to Their World.
Strehle, Elizabeth
Children's Literature in Education, v30 n3 p213-20 Sep 1999
Considers how teachers can use their classrooms to prepare students to respond to a diversity of social concerns in this world. Discusses how teachers can help children see the connections between learning and their life experiences. Presents two children's picture books that reflect social issues, "Way Home" by Libby Hathorn, and "Smoky Night" by Eve Bunting. (SC)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Picture Books, Social Problems
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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