A volume in Research in Curriculum and InstructionSeries Editor: O. L. Davis, Jr. The University of Texas at AustinIn many elementary classrooms, social studies has taken a back seat to EnglishLanguage Arts and Mathematics in the wake of No Child Left Behind and Race tothe Top This volume is not another hand-wringing lament. On the contrary, theelementary educators who have contributed to this volume have a positive set ofstories to tell about how social studies can play a central role in the elementary classroom, how teachers can integratesocial studies knowledge and skills throughout the school day, and how this learning can carry over intochildren's homes and communities. The seven case studies in this book, one at each elementary grade level, highlight exemplary teachers in whoseclassrooms social studies is alive and well in this age of accountability. At the end of each case study, eachteacher provides advice for elementary teachers of social studies. Our hope is that elementary teachers and prospectiveteachers, elementary principals, social studies supervisors, staff developers, and professors of elementarysocial studies methods who study the stories that we tell can beempowered to return social studies to its rightful place in the curriculum. | Exemplary Elementary Social Studies by Andrea S. Libresco, Paperback | Indigo Chapters