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Larson, Joanne; And Others – 1987
This sixth grade program is designed to bring students to a fuller realization of their relationship with other members of different world communities. Skills, concepts, and content form the curriculum model for this social studies program. The course content is derived from history, geography, economics, politics, and society. The skills…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Course Content, Grade 6
Download full textUnited States Mint (Dept. of Treasury), Washington, DC. – 2001
This teacher's guide on the 50 state quarters produced by the United States Mint includes six lesson plans that fit easily into the social studies curriculum for grades 4-6. The lesson plans include reproducible student work pages that coincide with each lesson; state facts and information about the 2001 state quarter designs (New York, North…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Geographic Location, Geography, Grade 4
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Direct linkBagner, Daniel M.; Storch, Eric A.; Roberti, Jonathan W. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale (LSDS) in a sample of African-American and Hispanic-American children. Participants were a non-clinical sample (N = 186) of children ages 11 to 13 in the fifth and sixth grades in a school in the Metropolitan New York area. Confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: African American Children, Hispanic Americans, Children, Psychological Patterns
MacKintosh, Helen K.; And Others – 1965
A publication prepared by the Office of Education is one of a series of four which discuss the education of disadvantaged children. Focusing on grades four, five, and six, this document presents some general background material on the disadvantaged and notes some promising practices. Also included are brief descriptions of special programs in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Education
Maher, Michelle R. – 1992
Focusing on the point that female identities continue to form using the reference point of the male image or identity, a study juxtaposed a qualitative research project and the expressions of patriarchy represented in two television milk commercials. Subjects, 12 sixth-grade girls at a small Catholic elementary school in central New York, were…
Descriptors: Females, Grade 6, Identification (Psychology), Intermediate Grades
BROWN, ROSCOE C.; HENDERSON, EDWARD – 1965
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH SCORES REPRESENTING PUPILS' STATUS ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS CAN PREDICT THE ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, ARITHMETIC, AND THE MEDIAN OF THE BATTERY OF ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE STUDY COVERED A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS DURING WHICH THE SAME GROUP OF PUPILS WAS STUDIED IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Child Development, Factor Analysis
Byrne, Carolyn D. – 1980
How the reference point for the Reading Test for New York State Elementary Schools was set is described. A sampling plan was used to define de facto reading standards in grades 5 and 6. Textbooks in English-Language Arts, science, social studies, health, and safety most used in those grades were determined by mailing a questionnaire to the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Hawke, Sharryl – 1974
Social studies teachers in Liverpool, New York, furnish their students with significant cultural experiences by a strategy called total immersion day. Two middle schools organized this experience by having grade six students examine a particular area, its geography, history, culture, and politics. The culminating activity of the study unit, an…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Educational Planning and Support. – 1985
This handbook was designed for use in conjunction with an ongoing program in the New York (New York) public schools to improve students' test-taking skills. Directed towards sixth grade teachers and their supervisors, this guide has been developed for implementation as an integral part of the school's ongoing instruction in communication arts and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary School Curriculum
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1979
This manual for administrators and teachers describes The Reading Tests for New York State Elementary Schools. The tests, utilizing the Degrees of Reading Power methodology, are designed to measure the most difficult prose text a student can read with comprehension, and are administered to all sixth grade students as part of the Pupil Evaluation…
Descriptors: Grade Equivalent Scores, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement
Stanton, Cassandra A.; Fries, Elizabeth A.; Danish, Steven J. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Objective: To examine mother-child dietary concordance that may contribute to healthy eating practices critical to cancer prevention in underserved rural families. Methods: A brief food frequency questionnaire was administered to 404 sixth-graders and their mothers in rural Virginia and New York. Results: Significant dietary fat concordance rates…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Mothers, Cancer, Eating Habits
Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1980
The effects of school characteristics upon achievement test scores in New York State were studied. Data, composed of the 1975-76 Consolidated Data Base and Finance Tapes for all 705 school districts in the state, were supplied by the New York State Department of Education. Among the 24 variables of interest were: state pupil evaluation tests of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3
McCloskey, Patrick J. – Teacher Magazine, 2002
In this article, the author describes how Math/Science Institute (M/SI) in New York City prepares minority students to take the rigorous entrance exam for the city's three specialized science high schools: Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Technical. M/SI was created in 1995 by Ramon Cortines, who was then chancellor of New York City's…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Minority Groups, Neighborhoods, African American Students
Wolanyk, Betty – 1987
These classroom exercises have been designed to maximize teacher time, while creating an awareness of our food and fiber system among New York sixth graders. The materials are color-coded, falling into four categories: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Each exercise includes background information, concepts, and objectives…
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Class Activities
Hilfinger, Suzanne; And Others – VocEd, 1985
Describes the changes that have been made and are planned in the home economics curriculum in New York State. Changes discussed include living skills for males and females; four freestanding modules spread over grades six, seven, and eight; closer cooperation between home economics teachers and guidance personnel; and overlap with health…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
