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ERIC Number: EJ460346
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
A Penny for Your Thoughts.
Grodeon, Jan
Social Studies Review, v31 n3 p91-94 Spr 1992
Suggests procedures for using foreign money as a tool for teaching about other cultures. Explains that this group activity allows students to observe writing systems, illustrations, and designs to hypothesize on the perceived importance of the items. Includes a sample handout and teacher's key showing a Korean banknote. (DK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Social Studies, Symbolism, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Foreign Currency; Money