The Nation's Capital and First Graders: Role Playing a Trip to Washington, D.C.

Autor/in	Morris, Ronald V.
Titel	The Nation's Capital and First Graders: Role Playing a Trip to Washington, D.C.
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 94 (2003) 6, S.265-269 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Grade 1; Transportation; Teaching Methods; Role Playing; Social Studies; Field Trips; Creative Activities; Economics Education; Active Learning; District of Columbia; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Verkehrswesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rollenspiel; Gemeinschaftskunde; Exkursion; Wirtschaftskunde; Aktives Lernen
Abstract	Children in two first-grade classes and their teachers decided to take an imaginary trip to Washington D.C. For three weeks, the first graders spent their afternoons on the project, and their simulated flight was the culminating activity of a unit on Washington, D.C. In this article, the author discusses several details of the activity, particularly highlighting the significance of play, debriefing, and play teaching approach in students' learning. With this activity, the first-grade students had opportunities to play and to experience direct instruction. While they were engaged in playing roles as airline personnel and tourists, their direct-instruction experiences helped them make the connections between events and monuments. The unit has value because the children simulated economic and market forces and learned about the exchange of goods and services through the transportation systems and vacations. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10