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Muetterties, Carly; Haney, Jess – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
Kentucky's elementary social studies curriculum includes introductory knowledge in state and national history, providing an opportunity for teachers to include instruction on the influence of slavery on society before and after the Civil War, and sometimes on current events. For example, following the violent events in 2017 in Charlottesville,…
Descriptors: Slavery, Social Studies, Violence, Elementary School Students
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Ward, Cara; Matthews, Travis – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2017
History labs invite students to examine primary and secondary source documents related to an essential question. The sources used in a history lab should represent multiple perspectives so that students are aware of the varying accounts of and opinions about historic events. By being exposed to multiple perspectives, students also learn about…
Descriptors: Presidents, Slavery, History Instruction, United States History
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Buckner, David L.; Brown, Pamela U.; Curry, John – Social Education, 2010
This article discusses the Pleasant Valley School, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, which is now a living history project where contemporary 4th grade students throughout Oklahoma have the opportunity to spend a day as students did in a turn of the century one-room schoolhouse, complete with coal heating, ink wells, and "McGuffey…
Descriptors: One Teacher Schools, Historic Sites, Grade 4, Experiential Learning