Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Grade 1 | 6 |
| Social Studies | 5 |
| Teaching Methods | 5 |
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Inquiry | 3 |
| Educational Practices | 2 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| History Instruction | 2 |
| Active Learning | 1 |
| African American History | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Social Studies | 6 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 6 |
| Grade 1 | 6 |
| Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| Primary Education | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Africa | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMorris, Ronald V.; Downard, Samie; Holzapfel, Jackie; Shockley, Denise – Social Studies, 2023
Students learned to perform first-person presentation to display information researched through an inquiry process. Teachers helped students learn inquiry during instructional time. Teachers, parents, and guardians worked together to support student learning in a high poverty and low educational attainment Appalachian community. The character the…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Inquiry, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Jackson, Jarvais; Collins, Saudah N. T.; Baines, Janice R.; Boutte, Gloria Swindler; Johnson, George Lee, Jr.; Folsom-Wright, Nichole – Social Studies, 2021
Africa is the cradle of civilization, yet its rich history and culture is undertaught--especially in elementary P-5 classrooms. In this article, we share Adinkra symbols from West Africa which can be used for interdisciplinary instruction and classroom management. We offer Adinkra symbols as an organizing theme for teaching in the spirit of not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Culture, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bickford, John H. – Social Studies, 2021
First graders engaged in an extended historical inquiry. Close readings of secondary and primary sources evoked rich class discussion. Scaffolding directed students' scrutiny of secondary sources for historical gaps; they ably detected source and intent within the primary sources. Students articulated newly constructed understandings through…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, History Instruction
Whitlock, Annie McMahon; Brugar, Kristy A. – Social Studies, 2017
This article explores examples of student-initiated inquiries (in Grades 1 and 5) and the opportunities and challenges with engaging in them. To explore these student-initiated inquiries, we use the "C3 Framework" Inquiry Arc (National Council for the Social Studies, 2013) and Harvey and Daniels's (2009) Small-Group Inquiry Model to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Grade 1, Grade 5, Inquiry
Morris, Ronald V. – Social Studies, 2003
Children in two first-grade classes and their teachers decided to take an imaginary trip to Washington D.C. For three weeks, the first graders spent their afternoons on the project, and their simulated flight was the culminating activity of a unit on Washington, D.C. In this article, the author discusses several details of the activity,…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Transportation, Teaching Methods, Role Playing
Alleman, Janet; Brophy, Jere – Social Studies, 2003
History is alive! That is one of the important messages that teacher Barbara Knighton communicates to her students as she develops engaging stories about changes in farming, government, clothing, or transportation, using timelines as her basis. In this article, the authors describe how Knighton constructs social studies units for her first and…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
