Teaching Early Childhood Social Studies

Catalog description

This course focuses on developing curriculum and instructional practices that support social studies learning. Course emphasis is placed on identifying and practicing approaches and instructional strategies that prepare young children to be aware, engaged, and involved citizens within a democratic society. Through use of literature, discussion, inquiry and democratic processes, this course presents the prospective early childhood teacher with approaches to content and relevant instructional approaches for supporting and extending social studies learning in early childhood classrooms.