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Polos, Nicholas C. – Social Studies Review, 1975
Three innovative approaches for teaching California history are described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Local History, Local Issues

Lyon, Mary Lou – Social Studies Review, 1975
The author describes a California studies course that integrates history, geography, culture, and current events. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Local History

Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents 10 ideas for service learning projects designed for elementary schools. Includes having students do local history projects complete with interviews and artifacts, learn about community volunteering, interact with the elderly, care for the environment, recycle materials, and hold canned food drives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning

Lesko, Wendy Schaetzel – Social Studies Review, 1997
Provides 11 guideposts for teachers and students planning constructive community action projects. These include avoid overanalysis at the beginning, write your original idea down before you modify it, ignore negativity, do your homework, build a core group, and recruit community allies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Community Support

Hayes, Bill – Social Studies Review, 1997
Details a series of service learning projects conducted by a California middle school social studies class. Creative, inexpensive, and substantive, the projects included writing to Manuel Noreiga in prison, creating a feed-the-homeless garden, and translating city documents into other languages. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades