{"product_id":"early-childhood-social-studies-kathryn-m-obenchain-9781041033608","title":"Early Childhood Social Studies: Purpose, Content, and Methods from a Developmental Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Childhood Social Studies\u003c\/i\u003e builds on theory and research to provide practical guidance and concrete examples for teaching social studies content, skills, and dispositions to young children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttending to both formal and informal educational settings, this accessible textbook shows how to make social studies developmentally appropriate for teaching and learning experiences with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and in the primary grades. Examining the social studies content areas of civics, economics, geography, and history, as well as the concepts of \u003ci\u003edemocratic citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eperspectives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ehistorical time\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand chronology, \u003c\/em\u003ethe text includes a range of practical tools for pre-service and in-service educators. Readers will find lesson plans, inquiry unit outlines, reflection questions, activity ideas, essential concepts and skills, strategies and resources for educators and caregivers to guide social studies learning, including specific attention to developmentally appropriate assessment for young children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining theory and research with practice, this engaging text is an essential early childhood social studies methods course book for those enrolled in early childhood and elementary educator preparation programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn M. Obenchain,Megan L. Purcell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041033605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041033608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Kathryn M. Obenchain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874514153727,"sku":"9781041033608","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-childhood-social-studies-kathryn-m-obenchain-9781041033608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}