Are you feeling a little rusty with your social studies content knowledge? This brief primer, Social Studies Content for Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Second Edition, is just what you need. It providesÂ...

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Are you feeling a little rusty with your social studies content knowledge? This brief primer, Social Studies Content for Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Second Edition, is just what you need. It provides a helpful overview of both U.S. and world history, in addition to basic knowledge in geography, economics, and civics.

The wide history coverage will allow you to see historical events in overall context, provides an overview for planning, and will help you answer student questions confidently. Geography, economics, and civics concepts are clearly explained, so the book will be helpful when used in writing lesson plans. Check out the resources lists that include relevant Websites, student literature, . major subject area organizations, museums, and U.S. government sites. Finally, an extensive index allows you to look up subjects and answers at a glance.


  • Provides valuable resources for planning content lessons
  • Updated! Internet resources for each content area for easily researched and accurate information
  • Gives teachers at-a-glance social studies information in the user-friendly and complete index
  • “Educational Resources” for each content area, located at the end of each chapter, provide pedagogical grounding for the content covered in the chapter.
  • “Student Resources” at the end of each content chapter offer suggestions for further research.
  • Resources for Teachers for each content area, as well as a list of General Resources provides further suggestions for areas in which teachers need more in-depth information
  • The history chapter is arranged chronologically within regions of the world and covers early humans through the twenty-first century
  • Updated! Internet resources for each content area for easily researched and accurate information
  • Updated coverage of economic, policy, and politics.
  • Updated coverage of history since 2000 including September 11th and events in the Middle East.
  • Addition of maps to the 2nd edition make the book more reader-friendly by illustrating chapter content.
  • Additional scaffolding including sub-heads within each chapter make content even more accessible.
  • Updated! A quick reference of updated booklists appear at the end of the text.

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