Find ways to bring Social Studies current events alive! (especially designed for 9th and 10th grade Global History students) Submitted by Joyce Lotterhos, Waterloo High School
SUGGESTED PARENT ACTIVITYSubmitted by: Joyce Lotterhos, Waterloo High SchoolTopic: Current Events The most important activity a parent can engage in to support the Global Historyand Geography curriculum is discussion of current events with your teen.
Another area that is critical is southeastern Europe including Bosnia, Yugoslavia (Serbia), and Kosovo where NATO is currently deployed.
There are also issues involving Latin America that include the environment, terrorism, and the drug cartels.
There are many opportunities for bringing current events into a conversation - while driving in the car and the news comes on the radio station, watch...
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