The teaching of Social studies is of greater significance in the constriction of an ideal Society and is preparing the students as responsible and conscientious citizens of the Society. The book methods of teaching social studies is a great book that deals with the diverse methods of teaching social studies in order to make the subject more interesting and appealing to the students. The methods of tracking each subject plays a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency of their practitioners. The book tried to identify the important methods of teaching social studies and act as a Source of knowledge to the educators of social Studies. This book throws light upon the various ways through which attitudes, ideals and appreciation can be developed among the pupil by imparting social studies.
Social science includes a body of knowledge that deals with social and cultural aspects of human life. The teaching of social studies s vital at the school levels as it makes students to bесоmе responsible and rational citizens. This book aims at providing educators, knowledge and awareness about the possible diverse methods through which the subject matter of Social studies can be imparted. This book highlight all the areas from the curriculum development to behavioral changes among pupil by the teaching of social studies. Methods of teaching, teaching aids, Note of technology, course selection, lesson planning and art of questioning are included in this book. It is a vey comprehensive book that cover everything a social studies teaches needs to know. This book is written by & Veena Kumari and Bhaskara Rao by covering all the aspects of methods of teaching of social studies. From the significance of the teachers of social Studies to the behavioral changes of pupil as part of teaching of social studies is included in the book. Twenty one concepts related to Social studies are described in the book with each chapters deals with the detailed definition, significance and application of the concepts. The authors succeeded in giving a comprehensive account of the various methods of teaching social studies. This book also described about the appropriate syllabus for each class according to the students cognitive structure on the chapter which discusses curriculum and syllabus. The book "methods of teaching social studies" by B. Veena Kumari and Bhaskara Rao Consists of twenty one chapters, with each one of them dealing with various concepts related to the teaching of social studies. since the genre of the book comes under the category of academic, most of the content is associated with the teaching of social studies. The readers are given the freedom to read each chapter Individually as each chapter deals with separate content. Another notable specialty of this book is that each of chapter in this book incorporates reviews questions at the end and some chapters have a brief summary. A detailed explanation of the additional reading list is also provided at the end of the book. Teaching and learning social studies have suffered and neglected even from the elementary stage itself. The main reason for this age-old neglect of social studies is the misconception of those children and parents that the subject social studies have no any utility. However the truth is that social studies has the power to inculcate various attitudes, ideals, appreciations to a large extend in the pupil than any other branch of study. The wrong teaching methods that the teachers has used over the years has also become a major reason to make social studies an non appealing subject for the students. Therefore clear and correct methods of teaching, appropriate curriculum and teaching aids has the power to revive social Studies among students. It was though this book that I realized that in order to make children interested in subject of social studies, the subject matter the should be presented using diverse teaching methods and also I just got to know about the different coloured boards and which colour chalk to be used on different boards. I have noticed that pupils are generally averse to social science during my teaching practice period as this subject generally requires extensive reading and also it covers vast content. Therefore I decided to use modern methods of teaching rather than the traditional methods of teaching Social science to make students more interested and committed to social science in general. The book 'methods of teaching social studies" is a great books that import knowledge for all the teacher educators of social studies The book really mentions all the areas of Social studies teaching ranging from curriculum development to behavioral changes in the pupils. It also focus on the diverse methods that are apt from the effective imparting of social studies among students. Through this book, any reader can easily understand hat children will have more knowledge and interest in social studies by adopting which method of teaching. This book by Veena kumari and Digumarti Bhaskara Rao is an invaluable resource for both the educators and student - teachers of Social Studies.
