Dynes's primary-grade program for developing the historic sense through the immediate social environment¶

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Description¶

Dynes's book Socializing the Child proposes beginning history in Grade I rather than relegating it to upper grades, using "play, construction work, pictures and stories" to familiarize children with their immediate social environment, including community workers and public enterprises. Grade II covers primitive life, fire, occupations and existing tribes such as Eskimos and American Indians; Grade III studies home life and customs of Holland, Germany, Japan and France, plus stories of Bible characters, Greek and Roman heroes and Columbus. The reviewer judges the work well planned and valuable for building a foundation for later systematic historical study.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Reference book lists for the teacher's use, which the author supplies

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

Primary-grade children (Grades I–III)

Learning Goals¶

Developing the historic sense and familiarity with the social environment as a foundation for later systematic historical study

Claims¶

Collingwood's ideas about how historical knowledge is produced offer teachers sound reasons for using constructivist approaches in their classrooms [+W]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

J. C. B. (1917). Recent Publications in History. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org

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`title`	`Dynes's primary-grade program for developing the historic sense through the immediate social environment`
`description`	`Dynes's book Socializing the Child proposes beginning history in Grade I rather than relegating it to upper grades, using "play, construction work, pictures and stories" to familiarize children with their immediate so...`
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`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-25`
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`sources`	1 — `j-c-b-1917`

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