Hot on the Campaign Trail! Teaching Social Studies through Drama.

Barnes, Mary Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ568031

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Publication Date: 1998

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Hot on the Campaign Trail! Teaching Social Studies through Drama.

Barnes, Mary Kathleen

Social Education, v62 n4 p218-21 Apr-May 1998

Profiles the activities of a third-grade class that used role playing to understand the functions and components of the federal government. Describes learning activities simulating (1) representatives of the people, (2) the legislative branch, (3) the judicial branch, (4) the executive branch, (5) political parties, and (6) political campaigns. (MJP)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elections, Experiential Learning, Federal Government, Governmental Structure, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness, Political Campaigns, Political Parties, Primary Education, Role Playing, Social Studies, Student Participation, Teaching Methods

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

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Language: English

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