
Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Classrooms (Pre K-3)
Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Classrooms (Pre K-3)
This course will prepare teaching candidates (1) with methods, skills and strategies for teaching social studies to children in grades Pre K-3, (2) to model democratic teaching practices, and (3) to establish democratic classrooms as they prepare children to assume roles as participatory citizens in a democracy.
ECE
445
Hours | 3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab |
Prerequisites | Concurrent enrollment in ECE 441 and 442. |
Taught | Fall, Winter |
Programs | Containing ECE 445 |
Course Outcomes:
ECE 445 Course Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of the history, purpose, and current status of social studies in the classroom.
- Students will identify and recognize democratic principles and practices in the social studies curriculum, in K-3 classrooms, and in society.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to appropriately plan for teaching social studies.
- Students will experience and participate in various strategies appropriate for teaching K-3 social studies.