Abstract:
The hands-on approach to teaching social studies has become very popular over the past few years. Many teachers use this approach, but not all of them take full advantage of the opportunities that the hands-on approach provides. I produced several artifacts that could be used to teach hands-on social studies, and I documented the processes I went through to produce these items with pictures and written descriptions. Furthermore, I gave brief histories of the items, because placing artifacts in the proper context is crucial for using the hands-on approach to teaching social studies. I also gave a brief description of the benefits of artifacts in the social studies classrooms for a wide variety of learning styles.
