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Download full textSaskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, Regina. Curriculum and Instruction Branch. – 1992
This annotated bibliography is designed to assist Canadian educators in choosing a variety of appropriate resources to meet the needs of the grade 6 social studies curriculum, "Canada and Its Atlantic Neighbours." Those neighbors include the United States, France, Mexico, the Caribbean, Ireland, Brazil, and the nations of West Africa.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Global Education
Turner, Thomas N. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1985
Informed US citizens recognize the importance of neighboring South American countries. Few teachers, however, have the time to teach about each Latin American country. One approach to instruction is to focus on a few important countries. Suggestions to help middle school students learn about Argentina, Brazil, and Peru are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1984
This unit, designed for use with students in grades 6-12, concerns the diverse and unifying forces that characterize life in Brazil's urban centers. Comprised of seven lessons and used with a set of slides, lesson 1, "Geography," distinguishes Brazil from other South American countries through an examination of the country's geographic…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Goobie, Kathy; And Others – 1994
These curriculum materials were designed to assist sixth grade teachers in the delivery of the world regions component of the grade six social studies. Activities engage students in thinking, analysis, and speculation with a blend of process and product exercises. The book is divided into five sections. "Introductory Activities" include:…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Development, Ecology
Gibbs, Virginia G., Ed. – 1985
Self-contained activities that will help social studies or Spanish foreign language students in grades 6-8 learn about the history and culture of Latin America are provided. Following an introductory unit, the activities, ranging from easy to complex, are organized by the following countries and areas: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Family Life, Folk Culture, Food
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1983
One of a series of social studies curriculum guides, this publication outlines a sixth-grade course on world cultures. Material is presented in two parts. Part 1, an overview of the program, contains an introduction, a statement of philosophy, an outline of elementary level scope and sequence, a description of Michigan mandated essential skill and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies
