This planning grid for teaching visual arts in grade 7 in Delaware schools outlines the following six standards for students to complete: (1) students will select and use form, media, techniques, an processes to create works of at and communicate meaning; (2) students will create ways to use visual, spatial, and temporal concepts in creating works…

Examines seventh and eighth grade U.S. history textbooks (seven from the 1930s, seven from the 1950s, and seven from the 1980s) to determine changes in presentation of religious content over the decades. Limits investigation to the Colonial Era 1606-73. Concludes few significant differences appeared. (SLM)

Intended as a resource for instructional planning, this grade 7 language arts curriculum guide purposes to promote greater student achievement through alignment of the written, the taught, and the tested curriculum, and to promote broader and higher levels of thinking through objectives, activities, and strategies which integrate content and…

These unit planning grids for grade 7 music education in Delaware public schools outline nine standards for students to attain in music. Standards cited in the grids are: (1) students will sing, independently and with others, a varied repertoire of music; (2) students will perform on instruments, independently, and with others, a varied repertoire…

Asserts that, although research on Lawrence Kohlberg's "just communities" has received much attention, descriptions of the application of this approach are limited. Describes how Kohlberg's theories are applied to sixth and seventh grade classrooms. Includes recommendations on the classroom environment, student journals, and report…

The City of Chicago's curriculum guide for public school Spanish native language instruction in grades 7, 8, and 9 has two sections, one in English and a corresponding one in Spanish. The program is primarily, though not exclusively, oriented toward the large Mexican immigrant community in the city with varied academic skills and experience with…