Social Studies & the Young Learner
Volume 14 Number 1
September/October 2001

news & notes

articles

Victory in Europe: A Reenactment of VE Day, 1945
Rebecca N. Jones

Hard Work, Dominoes, and Buttermilk:
American Farm Life in Texas, ca. 1900
Mary S. Black

Assessment in the Elementary Grades
Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy

Begin Where I Am: Kindergarten Geography
Chara Haeussler Bohan


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Searching for the Heart of the USA: A Geographical Drama
Lois McFadyen Christensen


children’s literature

Studying Social Action through Children’s Literature
Cynthia A. Tyson and Todd W. Kenreich


teaching resources

Tolerance and Forgiveness: An Interdisciplinary Lesson on Civic Efficacy
Angelo Vincent Ciardiello


perspectives

A Professional Dilemma: Content Coverage vs. Developmentally Appropriate Practice
James J. Sheehan and Karl F. Wheatley