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ERIC Number: EJ546634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
Storypath: Powerful Social Studies Instruction in the Primary Grades.
Fulwiler, Betsy Rupp; McGuire, Margit E.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v9 n3 p4-7 Jan-Feb 1997
Recommends using the Storypath method for introducing social studies concepts into the primary grades. Storypath introduces children to an imaginary environment (a neighborhood) and, working in teams, students provide details and people. Eventually they face a problem (litter), then bring the story and the problem to some kind of resolution. (MJP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Strategies, Neighborhoods, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Recycling, Social Studies, Story Telling, Student Interests, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Waste Disposal
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Eagan (K); McGuire (Margit)