Social Studies: All Day Every Day in the Early Childhood Classroom

by Melanie Wallace

This text is an authoritative guide for new teachers and those new to the concept of using social studies as a base of instruction. The master teacher who has authorized this well-respected publication emphasizes the importance of teaching the social studies in the overall early elementary school curriculum while spending the necessary time and intellectual energy developing reading and mathematical skills. Practical strategies for incorporating the teaching of social studies into daily class plans gives teachers the tools they need to use social studies as a base of instruction.

378 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2005

About the author

Melanie Wallace was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, and now lives with her husband in Myloi, an agrarian village below the Ohi mountain range in Greece, and in Paris.

Wallace's novel "The Housekeeper" was longlisted for the 2007 Orange Prize.