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This book shows how the school grounds, whether urban, suburban, or rural, can become an enriching extension of the classroom. The author blends theory and practice, providing readers with teacher-tested suggestions and activities for using the outdoors. The book offers step-by-step guidance to help ensure success when teachers take a class…

Designed for teachers who are unaware of desirable places to visit, of whom to contact, or of services and materials available to students, this pamphlet contains specific information on how to collect and construct a file of pertinent, available community resources. It will help the classroom teacher assemble and organize information about a…

The author discusses the use of oral history in social studies classrooms K-12. The validity of oral history and problems to solve are examined; the Native American Oral History Project is described as an example of an oral history teaching technique. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

A survey of valuable techniques for introducing children to the museum as a learning place. Museums can be helpful when used intelligently by a teacher who integrates tours into the curriculum. Scouting out local resources, developing the subject matter, designing the tour, and planning participatory activities, pretour preparation, and posttour…

The author discusses the following methods which she found to be interesting additions to textbook material and the curriculum for training legal secretaries: questionnaires sent to attorneys, special projects (written reports, speakers, oral reports, typing projects), office observation, legal office work experience, courthouse fieldtrip, and…

Developed as part of the Family, Infant, and Toddler Project, and intended as a guide for parent groups, the document focuses on such topics as instruction, child development, and family concerns related to children with handicaps. Individual topic guides provide information on ways to begin the parent group meeting, information to consider,…

Community mapping is a tool grounded in a school-to-careers research base that can aid educators' efforts in matching students' transition needs with community assets. Community mapping (geographical or abstract) is a contextualized teaching and learning (CTL) approach that can acquaint teachers with the target community's culture, resources,…

Suggestions include use of student teachers, parents, and retired people, among others, for more effective and individualized instruction. (SP)

Discusses the methodology and benefits of using a city as an instrument for examining American history and social dynamics. (JB)

This article examines social studies in the primary grades and shows how community resources can facilitate social learning. A three-stage model is examined which addresses the issues of citizenship and community involvement in the primary grades. It provides for teacher/school, parent/community, and learner involvement in all stages of…

This module, Community Resources, is one of five from Project DECIDE, which was created to design, develop, write, and implement materials to provide adult basic education administrators, instructors, para-professionals, and other personnel with curriculum to accompany the Indiana Adult Basic Education Curriculum Guide, "Learning for Everyday…

Architecture can be a topic in high school community studies. A program in Boulder, Colorado, is described as a case study. Learning activities include walking tours, library and city archive research, and slide shows. Tips for teachers and an annotated bibliography are included. (Author/DB)