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Article: The Use of Postage Stamps to Teach Social Studies Topics.
- Article from:
- The Social Studies
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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How wonderful it is when teachers motivate students with material so interesting, so enjoyable, and so beautiful that it stimulates a lifetime interest in many of them. Postage stamps are such teaching tools. With stamps, teachers can interest students in a topic and then use postage stamps for culminating activities and enrichment.
Almost all countries issue colorful and interesting postage stamps about a variety of subjects. Many issue stamps featuring particular themes, such as flowers, athletics, art, music, automobiles, or animals. In fact, stamps have been issued for almost any theme that a teacher might wish to explore. Stamps from different countries ...