Elementary Social Studies Methods

Teaching citizenship, community, history and geography to children.

EDEL-240 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Elementary Education

Course content

  1. 1Social studies in the elementary curriculumComing
  2. 2Identity, family and communityComing
  3. 3Thinking historically with childrenComing
  4. 4Geography and map skillsComing
  5. 5Citizenship and democracyComing
  6. 6Multiple perspectives and diverse voicesComing
  7. 7Indigenous perspectives in social studiesComing
  8. 8Inquiry with primary sourcesComing
  9. 9Current events in the classroomComing
  10. 10Field trips and community resourcesComing
  11. 11Assessing social studiesComing
  12. 12Planning a social studies unitComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Teaching citizenship, community, history and geography to children.

Part of the Education stream, typically taken in year 2.