The teaching of Social Studies in the schools and the methodology of teaching Social Studies subject in the colleges of education continue to increase due to the importance of the subject in preparing the students as good citizens of the country. In the recent past tremendous changes have been made both in the content and methodology of Teaching Social Studies subject, particularly after the National Policy on Education 1986, National Curriculum Framework 2005 and National Knowledge Commission 2007. The National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) is continuously striving hard for achieving quality in Teacher Education. As a sequel to these developments, a national curriculum for Teacher Education has been developed by the NCTE for adoption by all the State universities in the country. The Osmania University has revised the B.Ed. curriculum from the academic year 2008-2009. Hence the scope of this book has been made more comprehensive by including all new concepts in teacher education. The approach followed is practical. In this book, the authors have given a model lesson plan, unit plan, year plan etc., which are useful not only to the student-teachers and teacher educators, but also to the classroom teachers. Further, every effort has been made to equip the book with all new concepts in social studies teaching vividly.
