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ERIC Number: EJ382980
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Using Children's Literature in the History-Social Studies Curriculum.
O'Brien, Kathy
Social Studies Review, v28 n1 p53-63 Fall 1988
Presents ideas for using children's literature to make social studies more engaging for students and to enhance student learning about people. Suggests that literature can be used thematically and offers several illustrations for different grade levels. (LS)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Teaching, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, History, History Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials, Multicultural Education, Reading Materials, Social Studies, State Curriculum Guides, Thematic Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California History Social Science Framework (1988)