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"A Street Through Time" Used with Powerful Instructional Strategies.
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Haas, Mary E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2000
Describes a study unit focusing on the book, "A Street through Time" (Anne Millard). Explains that the unit incorporates small group work within learning centers and daily class discussions. Outlines the student activities and individual projects within the learning center. (CMK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Group Activities
What Is the Name of the Mystery Nation?
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Haas, Mary E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1988
Describes a classroom game that challenges students to identify characteristics of a place, learn the location of a nation, use reference books, solve a problem through critical thinking, and classify data by degree of usefulness. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Educational Games, Elementary Education
The Role of Social Studies Games in the Elementary Classroom.
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Haas, Mary E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Maintains that small-group games increase student time on task over whole-class games. Provides guidelines for designing small-group games as well as large-group games. Points out that games provide leadership opportunities, review material presented in class, and develop cognitive and social skills. Provides a list of teaching resources for using…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Decision Making
The Study of World War II. Pull-Out Feature I.
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Haas, Mary E.; Tipton, Janet K. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Presents instructional activities that bring "real world" content to the study of World War II by elementary students. Includes experiential activities such as interviews, guest speakers, visits to war memorials, and reading fiction and biographies. Includes an "All-American Matching Exercise" emphasizing cultural pluralism. (CFR)
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups