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ERIC Number: EJ543638
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Get on Board the Underground Railroad: A Sample Unit for Fifth-Grade History Students.
Ferguson, Phyllis M.; Young, Terrell A.
Social Studies, v87 n6 p262-66 Nov-Dec 1996
Reviews the materials and procedures used in a fifth-grade history unit on the Underground Railroad. The unit integrated a variety of teaching methods and materials making extensive use of historical literature, K-W-L (what we Know, what we Want to find out, what we Learned) charts, and activities aimed at different learning styles. (MJP)
Descriptors: Black History, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Style, Grade 5, Instructional Improvement, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies, Slavery, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History, War
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Levstik (Linda)