Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ478459
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
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An International Store to Integrate Global Awareness, Math, and Social Studies.
Sherman, Helene
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v6 n1 p17-18,24 Sep-Oct 1993
Maintains that elementary teachers are encouraged to integrate the curriculum to motivate students. Describes an instructional unit in which students set up and run an "international store," in which the items are priced in foreign currency. Provides recommendations on designing the unit and operating the store. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Traits, Curriculum Design, Economics Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Culture, Global Approach, Group Activities, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, International Relations, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Monetary Systems, Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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