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McDonald, Heather – 1996
This thematic unit involves 1st and 2nd grade students in exploration of their own unique and special qualities. The interdisciplinary unit connects knowledge related to art, language arts, applied mathematics, social studies, and science. Lesson activities focus on topics of family, friends, health, and emotions. The unit encourages students to…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Grade 1, Grade 2, Health Education
Peer reviewedBusch, Katharine Mitchell; Cousin, Patricia Tefft – Social Studies Review, 1990
Encourages the use of narratives and literature to teach social studies and develop students' cultural literacy as suggested by the 1988 California History-Social Science Framework. Applies these ideas to a second grade unit in which students read selected stories and conduct family history research projects. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Teaching, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
