World Book - History - Kindergarten Series of activities designed to help kindergarten students gain a better understanding of historical events that shape their world. http: //worldbook.com/ptrc/fp_hist/html/k.htm
Heroes and Legends for Kindergarten Collection of ideas and resources for introducing young children to legendary figures in American history. http: //richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/khistory/h...
Helping Your Child Learn Geography At-home learning activities for children ages 5-10. From the U.S. Department of Education. http: //ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.htm...
USGS: What Do Maps Show? Helps children recognize that a map symbol represents a feature or object on the ground and a legend explains what objects or features the symbols represent. http: //usgs.gov/education/learnweb/MA/MAlesson...
Education Center Activity: All of Me Helps children develop a better appreciation of the roles they fill in their families and in their community. http: //eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/all/all.html
Social Studies for Early Childhood and Elementary School Position statement from the National Council for the Social Studies. Explores definition of and rationale for social studies in the early childhood setting and identifies developmental characteristics of children that should be considered in program planning. http: //ncss.org/standards/positions/elementary...
Kindergartners on the Map Helps kindergartners understand what a map is and how it is used. http: //knowledge.state.va.us/cgi-bin/lesview.c...
Education Place Activity: Tools of the Trade Encourages children to recall what they have learned about different occupations and their related tools. http: //eduplace.com/ss/act/memory.html
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