My combined personal and professional lived experiences as a student in elementary social studies methods classroom, as a developer of social studies methods curriculum, as faculty and supervisor for pre service teachers of social studies in K-12 classrooms for several semesters in teacher education and professional development program at Central Michigan University have empowered me with knowledge of and deeper understanding of the nature and scope of social studies as a subject. These experiences have equipped me with exemplary lesson planning skills, efficient teaching strategies and questioning techniques during the delivery. Throughout the semesters I have witnessed first-hand individual growth of my students into becoming teacher leaders, researchers and reflective practitioners as a result. This has justified and heightened my motivation to write and publish this book. Social Studies Methods Faculty and their students in Teacher education programs will benefit from the unique pedagogic approach to Social Studies Methods instruction in this book.