Connecting Geography and Religious Themes in Secondary Social Studies

Visiting historic sites is a very powerful tool for students learning history.

The digging of the Erie Canal was a project that used local workers in each section along the canal to build a complex geographical structure to enhance transport and commerce in the United States.

No matter what social studies subject I am teaching each year, my very first lesson is based in geography.

Children need to learn the beauty of the natural world before they become interested in saving it.

The diffusion of writing systems or materials was often determined by religion, politics, or economics.

If you could take your students on a field trip anywhere, where would you go? What kinds of things would you like them to see or to learn on this quest?

The public lands of the United States cover more than six hundred million acres and include national parks, national seashores, national wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, national forests, monuments, select lakes and seashores, underground mineral reserves, marine sanctuaries, historic and scenic trails, and national grasslands.

Why am I here? Where do I come from? Who am I? Questions like these are answered in part through stories handed from one generation to another.

In the primary grades, maps are useful tools to help the young reader put stories into perspective and develop a sense of place.