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Download full textTurner, Mary Jane; Parisi, Lynn – 1984
This K-12 handbook is designed for law and justice professionals who serve as resource persons and for classroom teachers working with resource persons. The book is arranged in four parts. The introduction provides an overview, explains the use of the handbook, presents background for the teacher on using community resources, and offers practical…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Constitutional History
Frye, Vera – 2003
This book is intended for teachers and parents who want to give their students and children inspiring models to imitate in developing positive character traits and attitudes. In the book are individuals from today (like Bill Cosby) or people in the past (like Abraham Lincoln) who will inspire children. In all, the book portrays 75 people of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN. – 2002
Based on the idea that the most important foundation of education is character development, this book guides teachers and parents in building strong character traits while reading and discussing popular books. Children's books and young adult books draw students into discussions that can lead to action and to personal development. Thoughtful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education
Parisi, Lynn – 1986
This overview of nationwide bicentennial efforts with particular relevance for elementary and secondary educators deals with three apsects of the commemoration. First discussed is the programming that national organizations, such as the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, Project '87, The American Bar Association (ABA), and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Patrick, John J.; And Others – 1990
A collection of resources for high school history and government teachers and their students, this volume treats core ideas on constitutional government in the United States. James Madison's ideas as found in "The Federalist Papers" are examined in conjunction with their counterpoints in essays of the Anti-Federalists. This volume…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Instructional Materials
Singleton, Laurel R., Ed. – 1983
Action-oriented learning activities, most drawn from resources in the ERIC system, are designed to stimulate elementary and junior high school students' interest and participation while conveying important social studies content and skills. The activities are organized into six sections. The first section focuses on developing social studies…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Education, Geography Instruction, Global Approach
Patrick, John J., Ed. – 1991
The political ideas of John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other Founders of the United States have been a rich civic legacy for successive generations of citizens. An important means of ensuring that these ideas on constitutional government continue to inspire and guide people in the 21st century lies in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Educational Resources
