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Social Studies Center-In this center students can explore foreign lands, visit the past, or make friends with other cultures. This center can open up a child's world in so many ways.

Things you may add to a S.S Center
Globe
Atlas
Maps of the world, country, city
Compass
Books Fiction, nonfiction, biographies
Filmstrip, projector
Paper
Grocery Bags
Camera and Film
Tape player
calendar pictures
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Modeling Clay
IDEAS:
-Collect postcards, maps, brochures, books, pamphlets from other states or countries. Keep them in an old suitcase.
-Keep a camera handy to capture students in action.
-Keep an area of this center stocked with biographies for famous people.
-Have a hat box, that contains hats that represent different careers. Children can research the career.
-Timelines
-Check with local museums many times they have traveling kits you can check out for the center.
-Keep current newspapers and magazines in the center.
-Photographs of the past.
-Talk about famous dates
-Celebrate different cultures
-Plan a trip---this can incorporate many different aspects of curriculum.
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