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Direct linkGeier, Denise B. – Library Media Connection, 2009
Stories are a great way to acquaint young learners with geographic locations. A plethora of choices are available in the folktale genre, so librarians and teachers will have little difficulty locating a variety. Folktales provide an accessible and child friendly approach for engaging students. In addition, when connections are made between…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Social Studies, Geography
Peer reviewedHarouni, Houman – Harvard Educational Review, 2009
Drawing on experiences in his social studies classroom, Houman Harouni evaluates both the challenges and possibilities of helping high school students develop critical research skills. The author describes how he used Wikipedia to design classroom activities that address issues of authorship, neutrality, and reliability in information gathering.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Research Skills, Social Studies, Encyclopedias
Van Vliet, Lucille – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1988
Describes a class activity designed to teach students in grades five and six the importance of using an encyclopedia index. (MES)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Encyclopedias, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
