This course provides teacher candidates with an in-depth study of methods and materials used for teaching social studies to elementary students (grades 2-6). Emphasis will be on the use of a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of elementary students in the areas of history, geography, economics, political science, and social studies. Literature integration into the social studies curriculum will be emphasized in the course.
Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
4 hours of field experience required. $140 Teacher Education Program fee is charged.
May take ECE 438 (for early childhood majors) in place of ELE 448 (for elementary education majors). These courses are taught simultaneously (stacked courses). ECE and ELE prefixes cannot be mixed.