Echoes of the Past: Jackdaws and Historical Fiction Bring History to Life.

Dodd, Elizabeth L.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Echoes of the Past: Jackdaws and Historical Fiction Bring History to Life.

Dodd, Elizabeth L.

Childhood Education, v75 n3 p136-41 Spr 1999

Discusses the use of jackdaws, collections of artifacts generating a visual representation of a time period, and historical fiction in the classroom to bring history alive for students. Reports on the success of jackdaws in an early-childhood classroom and in a university setting with preservice teachers. Includes jackdaws and related historical fiction for five time periods. (TJQ)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, History, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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