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ERIC Number: EJ554679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Bloomers, Bell Bottoms, and Hula Hoops: Artifact Collections Aid Children's Historical Interpretation.
Hickey, M. Gail
Social Education, v61 n5 p293-99 Sep 1997
Reviews a series of teaching activities that revolve around family photographs, letters, and artifacts. Outlines how these items can be used to teach recommended National Council for the Social Studies strands and provides classroom examples. Discusses developing a unit of study and includes a form for a Family Artifact Report. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cultural Images, Elementary Education, Family History, Instructional Development, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Local History, Material Culture, Middle Schools, Photographs, Realia, Social History, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Units of Study, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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