1. Chapter 22 Creative Social Studies
Preschoolers and Social Studies
Learning about One’s World
Individual Development and Identity
People in the Community
Teaching Young Children about Peace

2. Preschoolers and Social Studies
Traditional social studies subjects not appropriate
Appropriate concrete social studies concepts:
Temporal awareness
Spatial knowledge
Number sense
NAEYC socially-minded traits
Storytelling introduction to continuity, change, similarity and difference

3. Learning about One’s World
Begins with self
Name
Family
Ethnic background
Family grouping
Family occupations
Living space

4. Individual Development and Identity
Self-awareness—strengths and weaknesses
Positive acceptance of self
Positive physical acceptance
Awareness of physical characteristics

5. People in the Community
Adult roles
Interdependence
Helpers in the community
Community workers
Excursions in the community—field trips

6. Art and Social Studies Artists work: Social expression Social change
Ben Shahn
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Romare Bearden
Quilters of Gee’s Bend

7. Teaching Children about Peace
Manifesto 2000
Don’t hurt anybody
Use words to settle problems
Teacher’s role
Encourage children to work out their problems
Give children tools to define and settle differences
Teach children how to use words to settle differences