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Peer reviewedWilburn, Douglas – Childhood Education, 1983
Describes an ecology project in which sixth-grade students built and operated a nature trail on the edge of school property. Classes toured the trail and participated in grade-appropriate follow-up activities (e.g., art lessons and soil analysis activities). (RH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Ecology, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1979
Transcripts of two segments of CBS-TV's "Sunrise Semester" discuss the experiences of several participants in a production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by elementary school students. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Drama, Dramatics, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedSmenner, Ray – Art Education, 1989
Provides a lesson to familiarize students in grades four-six with the many ways that artists use the technique of collage. Students observe and discuss ways artists make use of materials other than paint on canvas. Examines how the introduction of foreign materials to a surface affects the illusion of space. (LS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Class Activities
Lopate, Phillip – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1979
Recounts the difficulties and ultimate success of a production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by fifth-and sixth-grade students. (RL)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Drama, Dramatics
Scane, Joyce; Ullmann, Rebecca – 1983
A reading activity module based on the newspaper was designed for students in grades 6-8 who have had two years of instruction in French as a second language. The module includes the teacher's guide, the facsimile newspaper, and transparencies for class activities. Module objectives are to introduce students to both newspaper reading and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, French, Grade 6, Grade 7
Download full textDeSensi, Frank; Rostov, Susan – 1991
These lesson plans are designed for use by middle school social studies teachers who take their students on a tour of the regional airports of Louisville, Kentucky. Twelve lesson plans are included: "Let's Go There Next, Mom"; "Who Wrote That?"; "The Games They Play!"; "You Flew on What?"; "I Wonder…
Descriptors: Airports, Aviation Education, Class Activities, Field Trips
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Direction de l'education francaise. – 2000
This annotated bibliography of children's literature presents 85 books and stories that can be used in the classroom to introduce literature in French to children in fourth through sixth grades. The selected texts (64 titles in fiction and 21 titles in non-fiction) were chosen for their age-appropriate language and themes, as well as their…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWilson, Natalie Susan – School Counselor, 1983
Presents a play for sixth graders which emphasizes the importance of school to educational goals. The play is a fantasy in which a middle school student and a superhero companion tour the world of careers. Follow-up activities are suggested. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Class Activities, Counseling Techniques, Drama
Paul, Richard; And Others – 1989
This handbook designed for teachers of sixth through ninth grades, has two objectives: (1) to make the concept of critical thinking and the principles that underlie it clear; and (2) to show how critical thinking can be taught in language arts, social studies, and science. The introduction presents the reader with the concepts of critical thinking…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Grade 6, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedKennon, Cassandra H.; Noland, Ronald G. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Concludes that literal and inferential comprehension scores were not higher for sixth-grade students taught by moral dilemma questioning techniques than for those taught by the directed reading activity method or those participating in regular classes. (FL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Directed Reading Activity, Educational Research
Peer reviewedEdiger, Marlow – Canadian Social Studies, 1993
Presents a classroom lesson based on the walls of old Jerusalem. Maintains that cooperative-learning techniques used to build a model of the wall helped students understand the meaning of the original wall and the division of modern-day Jerusalem. (CFR)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1987
This curriculum guide is designed to help classroom teachers implement the Alabama Course of Study for the social studies and to be inclusive of the objectives tested by the Stanford Achievement Test. Divided into three sections, section 1 begins with a table of contents that lists what students should learn (student outcomes) in grade six. After…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Class Activities, Educational Objectives, Global Approach
Tennessee Valley Authority (Land Between the Lakes), Golden Pond, KY. – 1985
This booklet on nutrition for grades 4-6 contains classroom activities as well as recipes for easily prepared nutritious dishes, e.g., applesauce, cookies, bread. Information is provided on the nutritional values of items in the basic food groups, and activity sheets are included. (JD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooking Instruction, Eating Habits, Grade 4
North Carolina State Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Div. of Parks and Recreation. – 1994
This curriculum guide was developed to provide environmental education through a series of hands-on activities for the classroom and the outdoor setting of Goose Creek State Park, North Carolina. This activity packet, designed for the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, meets established curriculum objectives of the North Carolina Department of Public…
Descriptors: Activities, Class Activities, Ecology, Environmental Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Div. of Parks and Recreation. – 1994
This curriculum guide was developed to provide environmental education through a series of hands-on activities for the classroom and the outdoor setting of Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, North Carolina. This activity packet, designed for grades 5 and 6, meets established curriculum objectives of the North Carolina Department of Public…
Descriptors: Activities, Botany, Class Activities, Classification
