In this article, we follow Ms. Mena鈥檚 kindergartners鈥� lead to imagine an approach to early childhood social studies that makes space and time for inquiry into compelling social studies questions.
By leveraging children's natural curiosity, educators can offer a wide range of equity-based opportunities to learn about social studies principles every听single day.
Author Maria Beteta describes how an innocent question became an opportunity to explore powerful concepts such as identity, culture, self-perception, differences, and similarities that connect us all.
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