Social Studies and the Young Learner
November/December 1998

News and Notes

articles

The Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics: From Standards to Classroom Implementation
Bonnie Meszaros and Laurie Engstrom

Teach Kids Economics and They Will Learn
James D. Laney and Mark C. Schug

Enriching Economics through Global Education and Service Learning: 5th Graders Rally Around the Rain Forest
Greg E. Hamot with Marlene Johnson

Authentic Teaching and Assessment in Economic Education, K-6
Mary C. Suiter

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Teaching about Goods and Services Using Benny's Pennies
Chris McGrew

Inquiry Into a Trading Center: the Case of the Cahokia Empire
James M. Shiveley

departments

children's literature

Capturing the "Economic Imagination": A Treasury of Children's Books to Meet Content Standards
Abbejean Kehler

technology

I Found It on the Web: Technology Resources for Teaching Elementary Economics
Phillip J. VanFossen

perspectives

The Price of Beanie Babies--and other Web Wonders for K-6 Economics
Devon L. Yoho