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ERIC Number: EJ608933
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Breathe Life into History through Story in the Elementary Classroom.
Pierce, Judy; Terry, Kay
Southern Social Studies Journal, v25 n2 p77-90 Spr 2000
Contends that teachers must help students overcome their dislike of history by utilizing strategies that focus on children's interest in stories as a means for encouraging their students to connect with history. Discusses dramatization, children's literature, and storytelling, and provides a bibliography of children's literature. (CMK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, History Instruction, Relevance (Education), Role Playing, Simulation, Social Studies, Story Telling, Student Interests
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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