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ERIC Number: EJ419179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Should Place Vocabulary Be Central to Primary Social Studies?
Smith, Ben A.; Larkins, A. Guy
Social Studies, v81 n5 p221-26 Sep-Oct 1990
Argues that effective citizenship requires geographic place knowledge. Recommends that primary students develop place vocabulary through memorization and map activities. Analyzes three social studies (grades 1-4) textbooks for attention to place vocabulary. Finds that none offers a systematic approach to place vocabulary acquisition. Introduces several teaching units for developing place vocabulary and map skills at primary levels. (CH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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