Print, Multimedia, and Online Resources for Teaching and Learning about Social Studies
Compiled by Gayle Mindes
NAEYC books and brochures and Young Children articles
Akaran, S., & M. Fields. 1997. Family and cultural context: A writing breakthrough? Young Children 52 (4): 37-40.
Bredekamp, S., & T. Rosegrant, eds. Reaching potentials: Transforming early childhood curriculum and assessment. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Copple, C., ed. 2003. A world of difference: Readings on teaching young children in a diverse society. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Dallman, M.E., & S.A. Power. 1997. Forever friends: An intergenerational program. Young Children 52 (2): 64-68.
Derman-Sparks, L. 1989. Anti-bias curriculum: Tools for empowering young children. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Gutwirth, V. 1997. A multicultural family study project for primary. Young Children 52 (2): 72-78.
Helm, J.H., & S. Beneke, eds. 2003. The power of projects: Meeting contemporary challenges in early childhood classrooms. New York: Teachers College Press; Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Helm, J.H., & L. Katz. 2000. Young investigators: The project approach in the early years. New York: Teachers College Press. Available from NAEYC.
Jones, E., K. Evans, & K.S. Rencken.1999. The lively kindergarten. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
McClurg, L.G. 1998. Building an ethical community in the classroom: Community meeting. Young Children 53 (2): 30-35.
Neubert, K., & E. Jones. 1998. Creating culturally relevant holiday curriculum: A negotiation. Young Children 53 (5): 14-19.
O'Toole, W., & J.-Q.Chen. 1998. Social understanding activities. In Project spectrum: Early learning activities, ed. J.-Q. Chen. Vol. 2 of Project Zero Frameworks for Early Childhood Education. New York: Teachers College Press; Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Pelo, A. 1997. Our school's not fair: A story about emergent curriculum. Young Children 52 (7): 57-61.
Pelo, A., & F. Davidson. 2000. That's not fair! A teacher's guide to activism with young children. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf. Available from NAEYC.
Ray, J.A., & D. Shelton. 2004. E-pals: Connecting with families through technology. Young Children 59 (3): 30-34.
Salmon, M., & S. Akaran. 2001. Enrich your kindergarten program with a cross-cultural connection. Young Children 56 (4): 30-32.
Vance, E., & P.J. Weaver. 2002. Class meetings: Young children solving problems together. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Wormsley, M., & S. Beneke. 2003. The pizza project: Planning and integrating math standards in project work. Young Children 58 (1): 44-49.
Other books and articles
Alleman, J., & J. Brophy. Social studies excursions, K-3.
Books 1-3: Powerful units on (2001. Book 1) food,
clothing, and shelter. (2002. Book 2) communication,
transportation, and family living. (2003. Book 3) childhood,
money, government. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Alleman, J., & J. Brophy. 2003. History is alive: Teaching young children about
changes over time. The Social Studies 94 (3): 107.
Alleman, J., & J. Brophy. 2004. Building a learning community and studying
childhood. Social Studies and the Young Learner 17 (2):
16-18.
Bickart, T.S., J.R. Jablon, & D.T. Dodge. 1999. Social studies. In Building
the primary classroom: A comprehensive guide to teaching and learning.
Washington, DC: Teaching Strategies.
Bromley, K.D. 1996. Webbing with literature: Creating story maps with children's
books. 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bull, G.L., & L.L. Bell. 2005. Teaching with digital images. Eugene,
OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
Chenfeld, M.B. 2002. Creative experiences for young children. 3rd
ed. Portsmouth NH: Heinemann.
Cortes, C.E. 2000. The children are watching: How the media teach about
diversity. New York: Teachers College Press.
Curtis, D., & M. Carter. 2003. Designs for living and learning: Transforming
early childhood environments. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf.
DeVries, R., & B. Zan. 1994. Moral classrooms, moral children: Creating
a con-structivist atmosphere in early education. New York:
Teachers College Press.
Diffily, D. 2002. Project-based learning with young children. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann.
Dodge, D.T., L. Colker, & C. Heroman. 2002. The creative curriculum for
preschool. 4th ed. Washington, DC: Teaching Strategies.
Duckworth, E. 2001. "Tell me more": Listening to learners explain.
New York: Teachers College Press.
Duke, N.K., & V.S. Bennett-Armistead. 2003. Reading and writing informational
text in the primary grades: Research-based practices. New
York: Scholastic.
Dunn, S. 1994. Butterscotch dreams: Chants for fun and learning. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann.
Fertig, G. 2005. Teaching elementary students how to interpret the past. The
Social Studies 96 (1): 2-8.
Glazer, J.I., & C. Giorgis. 2005. Supporting children's social and moral development.
In Literature for young children, 5th ed. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Merrill.
Herr, J., Y.L. Larson, & D. Tennyson-Grimm. 2004. Teacher-made materials
that really teach! Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning.
Herr, J., & Y. Libby-Larson. 2004. Creative resources for the early childhood
classroom. 4th ed. Albany, NY: Delmar.
International Society for Technology in Education. 2000. Social studies learning
activities. In National Educational Technology Standards for
Students: Connecting curriculum to technology. Eugene, OR:
Author.
Jacobson, T. 2003. Confronting our discomfort: Clearing the way for anti-bias
in early childhood. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Johnson, D.W., & F.P. Johnson. 2000. Joining together: Group theory and
group skills. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Jones, G.W., & S. Moomaw. 2002. Lessons from Turtle Island: Native curriculum
in early childhood classrooms. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf.
Katz, L., & S. Chard. 1989. The project approach. Norwood Park, NJ:
Ablex.
Kristo, J.V., & R.A. Bamford. 2005. Nonfiction in focus. New York:
Scholastic.
Krogh, S.L., & K.L. Slentz. 2000. Social studies: Learning to live together.
In The early childhood curriculum. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Labbo, L.D. 1998. Social studies "play" in the kindergarten. Social Studies
and the Young Learner 10 (4): 18.
Ladson-Billings, G. 1994. The dream keepers: Successful teachers of African
American Children. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lambros, A. 2002. Problem-based learning in K-8 classrooms. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Lerman, J. 2005. One hundred best Web-sites for elementary teachers.
Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
Litner, T. 2005. A world of difference: Teaching tolerance through photographs
in elementary school. The Social Studies 96 (1): 34-38.
Mandel, S.M. 2003. Cooperative work groups: Preparing students for the
real world. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Martin, M.H. 2004. Brown gold: Milestones of African-American children's
picture books, 1845-2002. New York: Routledge.
Mierzwik, D. 2004. Quick and easy ways to connect with students and their
parents, K-8. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Mindes, G., & M.A. Donovan. 2001. Building character: Five enduring themes
for a stronger early childhood curriculum. Needham Heights:
Allyn & Bacon.
National Council for Social Studies. 2005. Notable social studies trade books
for young people, 2005. Supplement. Social Education
(May).
National Geographic Society. N.d. Windows on Literacy, Grades Pre-K-3. Series of 420 leveled titles integrates science, social studies, and math with literacy development. Online: www.ngschoolpub.org.
Naylor, D.T., & B.D. Smith. 1993. Holidays, cultural diversity, and the public
culture. Social Studies and the Young Learner 6 (2).
Partin, R.L. 2003. The social studies teacher's book of lists. 2nd
ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Raines, S., & R. Canady. 1992. Story stretch-ers for the primary grades.
Mt. Rainier, MD: Gryphon House.
Raines, S., & R. Canady. 1994. Four-hundred and fifty more story stretchers
for the primary grades. Mt. Rainier, MD: Gryphon House.
Ramsey, P.G. 2004. Teaching and learning in a diverse world: Multicultural
education for young children. 3rd ed. New York: Teachers
College Press.
Rasinski, T.V., et al. 2000. Teaching comprehension and exploring multiple
literacies: Strategies from "The Reading Teacher." Newark,
DE: International Reading Association.
Risinger, C.F. 2005. Take your students on virtual field trips: Exploring
museums of the arts and humanities on the Internet. Social
Education 69 (4): 193-94.
Robb, L. 2003. Teaching reading in social studies, science, and math.
New York: Scholastic.
Rogovin, P. 1998. Classroom interviews: A world of learning. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann.
Rogovin, P. 2001. The research workshop: Bringing the world into your classroom.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Seefeldt, C. 2005. How to work with standards in the early childhood classroom.
New York: Teachers College Press.
Seefeldt, C. 2005. Social studies for the preschool/primary child.
7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
Seefeldt, C., & A. Galper. 2006. Active experiences for active children:
Social studies. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall/Merrill.
Singer, J.Y., & A.J. Singer. 2004. Creating a museum of family artifacts. Social
Studies and the Young Learner 17 (1): 5-10.
Slaughter, J.P. 1993. Beyond storybooks: Young children and shared book
experiences. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Smutney, J.F. 2004. Differentiating for the young child: Teaching strategies
across the content areas (K-3). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Sobel, D. 1998. Mapmaking with children: Sense of place education for the
elementary years. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Stan, S. 2001. The world through children's books. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
Stevens, R., & M. Hatfield. 2003. Map adventures: Introducing geography concepts.
Social Studies and the Young Learner 16 (2).
Stoodt-Hill, B.D., & L.B. Amspaugh-Corson. 2005. United studies: Literature
and learning. In Children's literature: Discovery for a lifetime,
3rd ed. (CD incl.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall/Merrill.
Sullivan, J. 2004. The children's literature lover's book of lists.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Van Sledright, B. 2002. In search of America's past: Learning to read history
in elementary school. New York: Teachers College Press.
Vasquez, V. 2003. Getting beyond "I like the book": Creating space for
critical literacy in K-6 classrooms. Newark, DE: International
Reading Association.
Winston, L. 1997. Keepsakes: Using family stories in elementary classrooms.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Wyman, R.M. 2005. America's history through young voices: Using primary
sources in the K-12 social studies classroom. Boston: Allyn
& Bacon.
Zemelman, S., Y.S. Barden, & P. Leki. 1999. History comes home: Family
stories across the curriculum. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Multimedia
Rearview mirror: Reflections on a preschool car project. 39 min. DVD
(incl. PDF of book) or VHS and book. Available from NAEYC.
Social studies: A way to integrate curriculum for four- and five-year-olds.
VHS. Gryphon House.
Web sites
- American Presidents: Life Portraits Web site was created to accompany the American Presidents television series (produced by C-Span and available for purchase). It includes lesson plan ideas and an online presidential portrait gallery.
- http://www.americanpresidents.org
- AskAsia, created by the Asia Society for teachers of grades K-12, includes maps, photographs, lesson plans, and more.
- http://askasia.org
- Awesome Library's social studies area offers links to a wide variety of online resources. The links are not annotated, so educators will have to explore to find what they are looking for.
- http://www.awesomelibrary.org
- Brave Girls and Strong Women lists empowering books for and about girls. The titles are organized by age and annotated.
- http://members.aol.com/brvgirls/bklist.htm
- Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12's social studies area includes links to numerous online resources, lesson plans, and classroom activities.
- http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/soc.shtml
- Center for Media Literacy presents resources, lesson plans, and ideas about media literacy for the classroom.
- http://www.medialit.org
- Children's Book Council does not list social studies as a main category; however, users will find many useful articles and recommended book lists on the topic as they explore. Or they may type social studies in the search box for a list of relevant links.
- http://cbcbooks.org
- Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University is a bibliography for designing literature-based thematic units for all disciplines. The database contains abstracts of more than 5,000 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3.
- http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/search/heir/soc-studies.php
- Economic Education Web, created by the University of Nebraska Center for Economic Education, offers economic education resources for the primary grades.
- http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu
- enVision Your World, a social studies educational resource guide, features photographic images with support materials to bring to life children's learning about the world.
- http://www.envisionyourworld.com
- Geography Network presents maps from around the world based on a range of content themes (political boundaries, geology, transportation, and weather, to name a few) that can be downloaded onto the user's computer.
- http://www.geographynetwork.com
- Kids Bank, a tutorial Web site for children 5 and older, produced by Sovereign Bank, provides answers to children's money-related questions, including topics like savings, interest, and electronic funds transfer. The site offers games, two interactive calculators, and links to related Web sites.
- http://www.kidsbank.com
- Kids web Japan presents Japanese history and culture as well as recipes, games, greeting cards, and more.
- http://web-japan.org/kidsweb
- Library of Congress offers a teacher's area with lesson plans, sheet music, photographs, hands-on activities, and more. It highlights collections and resources from its vast holdings.
- http://marvel.loc.gov/teachers
- National Council for the Social Studies is the largest association in the country devoted to social studies education. The Web site offers lesson plans, book lists, an online community, and more, for children kindergarten age and up.
- http://www.ncss.org
- National Geographic Education's Web site allows teachers to search for National Geographic resources-maps, photos, facts, and more-plus find links for educator favorites.
- http://nationalgeographic.com/education
- National Geographic.com Kids Web site for children features games, maps, pictures, and information on animals and regions around the world.
- http://nationalgeographic.com/kids
- NetSmartz is an interactive, educational, online-safety resource that teaches children, parents, and teachers how to stay safe on the Internet.
- http://netsmartz.org
- Oyate presents a demythologized version of the traditional first Thanksgiving. This Native organization offers select resources and books on Native peoples.
- http://www.oyate.org
- PBS TeachersSource's social studies area offers curriculum ideas and activities for preschool and up. Many of the activities relate to PBS Kids television programs.
- http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/soc_stud.htm
- Scholastic for Teachers provides tools, resources, lesson plans, and online activities.
- http://teacher.scholastic.com
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, produced by discoveryschool.com, offers annotated lists of sites useful for enhancing curriculum. Teachers will find social studies categories like world languages/regions, history and social studies, and holidays and celebrations.
- http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
- Small Planet Communications, an online resource for teachers, includes book reviews by and for children and an online book club.
- http://www.smplanet.com
- Smithsonian Institution's online resource offers links to the Smithsonian museums and exhibits, as well as special online areas for teachers and children to explore.
- http://www.si.edu
- Social Studies for Kids, for students and teachers, covers history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and more.
- http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com
- Teaching Tolerance, the Internet resource of the Southern Poverty Law Center, promotes and supports antibias activism. Teachers, children, and parents will find resources, ideas, news briefs, stories, articles, history, activities, downloadable public service announcements, and more.
- http://www.tolerance.org
- Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page, created by a professor at Rutgers University, provides ideas and suggestions on using literature to explore the issues in children's lives today.
- http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/index.html
- World Almanac for Kids, the Web site created as a companion for the book, offers children interesting facts, games, and polls about animals, nations, sports, and more.
- http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/index.html
Gayle Mindes, EdD, is professor of education at DePaul University in Chicago. She is the author of "Social Studies in Today's Early Childhood Curricula" in this issue of Beyond the Journal.
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