In order for today\'s children to succeed as adults, they need a solid foundation of life skills inculcated at a young age.
The authors of this text have a solution: use Picture Books as dual-purpose texts that fulfill more than just language arts needs, and take the time dedicated to those lessons to simultaneously teach so.
Social Studies is key to building this critical knowledge, yet less attention is being paid to Social Studies in elementary schools as this subject becomes more essential.
In order for today\'s children to succeed as adults, they need a solid foundation of life skills inculcated at a young age