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Direct linkMontgomery, Sarah E.; Christie, Erica M.; Staudt, Jessica – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2014
Biography is a popular approach to history education in the younger grades, especially when teaching units of study during Women's History Month, which is March. A biography-centered approach, however, can be problematic when such lessons are not tied to any context, promoting the misconception that individuals create social change in…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Females, History, Biographies
Christie, Erica M.; Montgomery, Sarah E.; Staudt, Jessica – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2012
Dr. Wangari Maathai--"environmentalist, human rights advocate, global peace worker, and community builder"--passed away in 2011. The first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Maathai left a legacy even greater than the 47 million trees that her organization, the Greenbelt Movement, has planted across Kenya since 1977. As the Nobel…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Foreign Countries, Reflection, Sustainable Development
Montgomery, Sarah E.; Christie, Erica M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2011
People all over the world relish the opportunity to count down the final moments of the year and welcome an exciting New Year full of opportunities and fresh beginnings. Different cultures have historical traditions of welcoming in the New Year, from eating black-eyed peas in the American South to creating geometric "Rangoli" (a form of…
Descriptors: Holidays, Class Activities, Global Education, Learning Activities
Christie, Erica M.; Montgomery, Sarah E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2010
In many elementary classrooms, Thanksgiving is celebrated by donning homemade Pilgrim hats, grocery bag vests, and colorful construction-paper headdresses, as students join together to reenact the "first" Thanksgiving with a mock feast. Students compose journal entries on the topic, "what I am thankful for." These typical Thanksgiving activities,…
Descriptors: Holidays, Citizenship, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
