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Direct linkLovorn, Michael G. – Social Education, 2009
Social studies content is more meaningful to students when they can empathize with the people they study. Such empathy can be fostered via content material that is presented in a relevant, emotional, intimate, and even entertaining manner. Folk music offers this type of creative and constructive approach. The elementary school classroom is the…
Descriptors: United States History, Music, Folk Culture, Vocabulary
