As part of a continuing program designed to provide Nevada's school population with information that will facilitate greater awareness and understanding of past and present Native Nevadan lifestyles and contributions, this curriculum guide might constitute a social studies unit for upper elementary and/or junior high schools. This guide deals with…

The philosophy and techniques of using local history to make the world more interesting, realistic, and understandable to K-12 students are provided in this third How to Do It Series. Objectives of using local history as a teaching technique are to promote: critical thinking and other cognitive skills; orientation of the present community to the…

The article describes how a senior high school teacher used an annotated bibliography to stimulate a local history resource project. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

Three innovative approaches for teaching California history are described. (DE)

The exploitation of women, Indians, and cattle in California history is examined. (DE)

Potential community services are described in the areas of adult literacy programs, promotion of the arts, and use of library archives to investigate local history. The importance of the librarian's community involvement is stressed. (MBR)

Describes some of the experiences and insight of a retired educator in the southeast United States. Information was collected mostly through personal interview. (RKM)

Notes that the story of George Washington's encampment at Valley Forge is seldom told without reference to the bitter cold winter Washington and his troops endured. Shows how to use historical reports of weather information to allow students to judge for themselves whether the winter at Valley Forge then was harsher than winters in the same area…

Provides an activity which integrates family history and geography. The activity is based on a time-space pathway diagram which shows the dates and places family members lived in the form of a graph. (JDH)

Briefly discusses the history of heritage education and introduces the theme articles in this issue. Invites teachers to consider their local heritage resources and the learning opportunities which these materials support. (GEA)

Discusses the activities of the Ontario Historical Society in promoting Canadian history, focusing in particular on its resource book, DISCOVERING YOUR COMMUNITY, which was developed for Ontario's bicentennial celebration. (GEA)

States that local history can be effective in helping students better understand the broader scope of history. Identifies four ERIC documents which will help social studies teachers incorporate local history in their classrooms. Provides bibliographic citations and ordering information. (GEA)

Strategies to strengthen elementary students' perceptions of the past are discussed. These include conducting a personal home furnishings inventory, creating a "then" and "now" class museum, planning an "old objects" with "new uses" survey, organizing a grandpa's garage and granny's attic day, and conducting a neighborhood architectural treasure…

Sixth graders participated in a long-term project involving archaeological processes. Activities included finding background information, site preparation, excavation, record keeping, cleaning artifacts, and classifying items. This pilot project was very successful in Arizona and will be expanded to include more grade levels and groups. (DH)

Describes how sixth graders of Kings Park, Long Island discovered their town and its natural history and ecology then produced a book. (ERB)