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ERIC Number: EJ471707
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Choosing Literature for Second Grade Social Studies Instruction.
Bohlen, Donald C.; Corbin, Denee J.
Southern Social Studies Journal, v18 n2 p19-24 Spr 1993
Asserts that using children's literature in primary grades enhances learning and helps achieve social studies objectives. Reports on survey of educators that identified 10 books, 7 book series, and 7 common characteristics of books or series that led to their selection. Includes chart indicating how these characteristics corresponded to social studies objectives in North Carolina Standard Course of Study. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Design, Geography Instruction, Grade 2, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Primary Education, Reading Material Selection, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: North Carolina Standard Course of Study