Recent Times

--Lindsey B. Downey
Third graders research the memorials in the cemetery in the town of Otterbein, Ohio, and write tributes in response.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/2102/210225.pdf

--Elizabeth Egan Henry
A thematic approach to the topic of immigration challenges fourth grade students to develop their skills as historians.

• http://members.ncss.org/yl/2003/200304.pdf

--Rahima Wade, Diane Gardner, Paul Doro, and Sandy Arendt
Children often lack meaningful connections with the elderly. This article describes ideas for developing intergenerational activities to enrich the social studies curriculum.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1903/190324.pdf

--Donna Nesbitt
After reading the children's book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes," students can visit the website of Peace Park in Hiroshima and fold a paper crane as an introduction to "discussing issues of war and peace in today's world."

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1003/100304.html

A brief, illustrated introduction to the exhibits and website of this great, national collection and learning center.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1804/180431.pdf

--Margaret Golden
Fourth grade students critically compare the fictionalized account with various historical sources. In the 1615 English engraving, that Elizabethan collar on Pocahontas "probably hid tattooing."

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1804/180419.pdf

--Carol Carney Warren
Through the use of primary source materials, students can investigate the effects that dam construction on the Gila River has had on the lifestyle of the Pima Indians in central Arizona.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1804/pullout

--Carol Carney Warren
Websites and books provide ideas for sharing a different perspective on U.S. history.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1804/180415.pdf

--Mark Finchum
A primer for recognizing stereotyping where it might occur in alphabet books; textbooks; children's literature; activities around the Thanksgiving and Columbus holidays; and portrayals of modern life in the USA.

http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1804/180404.pdf

--Kathryn Walbert
This pullout details the planning, teaching, and assessing of oral history projects in grades K-3 and grades 4-6. Includes ten steps on how students can conduct an interview, and explains why such projects are so valuable and memorable.

• http://publications.socialstudies.org/yl/1604/PulloutScanned.pdf