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McKeegan, Paul – School Arts, 1980
Described are the methods and materials for an introductory sculpture experience in the Bauhaus foundation program. Bauhaus, a German art school founded in 1918, stressed science and technology as major resources for art and architecture. Hand-held sculptures were created to increase tactile sensitivity and three-dimensional spatial concepts. (KC)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Elementary Secondary Education, Sculpture
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O'Brien, Herbert – School Arts, 1980
Described is the wild fowl carving, an arts project in the Environmental Arts Program of New Providence, New Jersey. Projects included ducks, decoys, and shore birds. (KC)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Environmental Education, Junior High Schools, Sculpture
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McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1977
Provides twelve instructional objectives useful in structuring a woodworking center for young children. Suggestions for field trips and further activities are included. (CS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Stinson, Christine, Comp. – Teaching Music, 1996
Recommends elementary school projects where children design and make their own musical instruments. Maintains that this familiarizes students with the family of instruments and how they produce sound. The built instruments can be as simple as a washtub bass or as complex as an electronic synthesizer. (MJP)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Handicrafts
Jewish Employment and Vocational Service, Philadelphia, PA. Center for Career Services. – 1987
This manual serves as a guide for the evaluation, design, administration, and teaching of vocational training programs for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, based on a coordinated vocational skills curriculum developed for refugee clients. The vocational focus of the program is woodworking and skilled assembly, but the principles of…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1983
This curriculum handbook uses a hands-on approach to teaching basic skills and language for the U.S. workplace to students who are not familiar with many common tools and procedures. Although designed for Southeast Asian refugees, the curriculum can be adapted for use with other groups, including older adults or young people. The handbook consists…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Educational Resources