ERIC Number: EJ1468359
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 7
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From Digits to Difference: Taking Civic Action to Support Shelters and Empower Students
Erin V. Piedmont; Alesia Mickle Moldavan
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v37 n4 p19-25 2025
Providing opportunities for elementary students to engage with enduring social issues, such as houselessness, is essential in preparing informed, engaged, and social justice-oriented citizens. This article draws from the following standards: (1) C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards that center inquiry; (2) Learning for Justice's Social Justice Standards that foster antibias attitudes and collective social action; and (3) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards guiding mathematics concepts and skills. The authors propose a sample integrated lesson for teaching about houselessness with early childhood learners (grades K-2), centering mathematics as a tool for examining the needs of children, individuals, and families living in shelters.
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Student Empowerment, Emergency Shelters, Homeless People, Student Participation, Citizenship Education, Social Problems, Elementary School Students, Social Studies, Standards, Active Learning, Inquiry, Social Justice, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Kindergarten
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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