Traveling the World with Folktales and Nonfiction

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Autor principal: Geier, Denise B.
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contents Traveling the World with Folktales and Nonfiction Geier, Denise B. Class Activities Learning Activities Social Studies Geography Geographic Location Teaching Methods Childrens Literature Nonfiction Folk Culture Correlation Internet Maps Encyclopedias Mathematics Integrated Curriculum Relevance (Education) Fiction Language Arts Librarian Teacher Cooperation Stories are a great way to acquaint young learners with geographic locations. A plethora of choices are available in the folktale genre, so librarians and teachers will have little difficulty locating a variety. Folktales provide an accessible and child friendly approach for engaging students. In addition, when connections are made between stories, facts, and other meaningful classroom activities, retention is greater. Add a map and some support from nonfiction trade books, the Internet, and even the encyclopedia, and young students will be able to dazzle adults with their geography knowledge. In this article, the author describes how teachers can integrate language arts with social studies while providing a conduit to foreign languages, technology, the arts, and even mathematics. She also offers some suggested folktales to get teachers started.
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spellingShingle Traveling the World with Folktales and Nonfiction
Geier, Denise B.
Class Activities
Learning Activities
Social Studies
Geography
Geographic Location
Teaching Methods
Childrens Literature
Nonfiction
Folk Culture
Correlation
Internet
Maps
Encyclopedias
Mathematics
Integrated Curriculum
Relevance (Education)
Fiction
Language Arts
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Traveling the World with Folktales and Nonfiction Geier, Denise B. Class Activities Learning Activities Social Studies Geography Geographic Location Teaching Methods Childrens Literature Nonfiction Folk Culture Correlation Internet Maps Encyclopedias Mathematics Integrated Curriculum Relevance (Education) Fiction Language Arts Librarian Teacher Cooperation Stories are a great way to acquaint young learners with geographic locations. A plethora of choices are available in the folktale genre, so librarians and teachers will have little difficulty locating a variety. Folktales provide an accessible and child friendly approach for engaging students. In addition, when connections are made between stories, facts, and other meaningful classroom activities, retention is greater. Add a map and some support from nonfiction trade books, the Internet, and even the encyclopedia, and young students will be able to dazzle adults with their geography knowledge. In this article, the author describes how teachers can integrate language arts with social studies while providing a conduit to foreign languages, technology, the arts, and even mathematics. She also offers some suggested folktales to get teachers started.
title Traveling the World with Folktales and Nonfiction
topic Class Activities
Learning Activities
Social Studies
Geography
Geographic Location
Teaching Methods
Childrens Literature
Nonfiction
Folk Culture
Correlation
Internet
Maps
Encyclopedias
Mathematics
Integrated Curriculum
Relevance (Education)
Fiction
Language Arts
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ842923