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Peer reviewedFertig, Gary – Social Education, 2005
When elementary students collaborate in active learning projects that integrate the social studies they greatly advance their literacy skills and civic awareness. They can improve their analysis and ability to solve social problems by using reading and writing to construct knowledge about historical events. In the lessons described in this…
Descriptors: Grade 4, United States History, Social Problems, Public Policy
