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Bickford, John H., III; Byas, Theresa – History Teacher, 2019
Research indicates that history-based curricula--specifically textbooks and trade books--about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) are problematic and limited. If race relations are arguably America's long, unsettled tension, then Dr. King was one of its most impactful figures. Using the relevant historical research as a framework and the…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Civil Rights, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
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Rodríguez, Noreen Naseem – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2017
February 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), issued on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. While this domestic aspect of World War II is often taught in secondary history classes, it is rarely studied in elementary schools. However, children's…
Descriptors: Japanese Americans, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, War
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Downey, Lindsey B. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2008
It is vital for young students to see how the lives of the veterans connect to their own lives. In this article, the author describes a project of making history come alive. The project started with a visit to the Otterbein Cemetery mausoleum to learn about the U.S. military veterans interred there. These veterans represented a century of U.S.…
Descriptors: United States History, War, Veterans, History Instruction