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September 2005: Teaching and Learning about Social Studies.In this issue you will find a list of children’s books, both fiction and nonfiction, to enhance your social studies teaching and learning. Also: read an overview of social studies curricula in the early childhood classroom, learn how creating social stories can help children with difficult transitions, browse through print and online resources, and additional articles.

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Teaching and Learning about Social Studies

Exploring Social Studies through Children’s Books
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Social Studies in Today’s Early Childhood Curricula/by Gayle Mindes
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Using Social Stories to Ease Children’s Transitions/by Jennifer Briody and Kathleen McGarry
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Social Studies in Action/compiled by Susan Friedman
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

Print, Multimedia, and Online Resources for Teaching and Learning about Social Studies
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The Reading Chair/ by Isabel Baker
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