ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM HAS A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE MID-20TH CENTURY, THAT TEACHERS MUST STEER A COURSE WITH IMAGINATION AND SKILL. AN OUTLINE OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 IS PRESENTED AS A STARTING POINT FOR STUDIES IN GRADES 4-6. STUDY GUIDES TO IMPLEMENT THE BASIC TEXTBOOKS FOR EACH OF THE THREE GRADES ARE GIVEN, AND TIME ALLOTMENTS SUGGESTED. SKILLS, OBJECTIVES, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND VOCABULARY ARE INCLUDED FOR EACH UNIT WITH REPRESENTATIVE RESOURCES GIVEN. A SECTION OF THE GUIDE CONTAINS SUCH HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AS SELECTION OF PICTURES AND USE OF BULLETIN BOARDS.