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The cornerstone of sound social studies pedagogy is the ability of teachers to use materials
that spur students to think critically, reflect honestly, and to participate purposefully and …

This article contains a representative listing of fictional children's literature titles, which relate
to selected geographic concepts. Texts in the picture books were examined based on their …

A rich pool of geographic and environmental ideas are embedded children's literature. This
paper illuminates the geographic and environmental education themes present in second to …

Social studies teachers commonly use folktales as cultural resources in the classroom
because they possess a" mirror quality"(Nelli, 1985) that reflects characteristics of the …

Scholars have argued elementary social studies is uniquely suited to build a foundation of
critical knowledge of race and racism with young children (eg Bolgatz (2005), Bolgatz …

Fairy tales have been described as the remains of ideas and social practices of the past
(Yearsley, 1924). As thumbprints of history, fairy tales teach about the cultures of people …

Folktales can be a useful resource in social studies lessons that teach cultural themes by
using children's literature. However, with their origins in past oral traditions, folktales may …

Consistent with developments in American education pedagogy, geography educators have
made great strides exploring a wide range of high-and low-tech methods for teaching and …

In this study the importance of giving place to children's literature in Social Studies in the
USA and Turkey has been described upon briefly. It has been observed that social studies …