Social Studies Excursions, K-3 Powerful Units on Government, Money, Childhood

Review how these units align with the National Council for Social Studies Curriculum Standards. The problem with most social studies textbooks is that they lack the content K-3 students need to develop basic social understandingsdespite the fact that this is one of the goals of most state and district curriculum guides. With Social Studies Excursions, K-3, Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy offer an alternative or an enhancement to the textbook. They provide units structured around powerful ideas, developed in depth with real-life applications, creating a far more substantive program than any major textbook can support. This is the third in a three-volume series in which the authors present instructional units on cultural universals for the primary grades. Here, the focus is on childhood, money, and government. Although similar units are found in other textbooks, Alleman and Brophy's provide much more depth. They help teachers concentrate on content that is basic and familiar to students,Alleman, Janet is the author of 'Social Studies Excursions, K-3 Powerful Units on Government, Money, Childhood', published 2003 under ISBN 9780325003177 and ISBN 0325003173.