This volume is the eleventh in a series of 29 coordinated MINNEMAST units in mathematics and science for kindergarten and the primary grades. Intended for use by first-grade teachers, this unit guide provides a summary and overview of the unit, a list of materials needed, and descriptions of five groups of lessons. The purposes and procedures for…

This volume is the seventeenth in a series of 29 coordinated MINNEMAST units in mathematics and science for kindergarten and the primary grades. Intended for use by second-grade teachers, this unit guide provides a summary and overview of the unit, a list of materials needed, and descriptions of five groups of activities. The purposes and…

This resource guide is an annotated bibliography of books and other print sources relevant to the content specified in the Core Knowledge Sequences for grades 1 through 6, which are curricular guidelines published by the Core Knowledge Foundation. Entries are organized by subject area and grade level. Within each grade and subject area, entries…

This document presents a guide to increasing self-esteem in individual students, in the classroom, and throughout the school environment of elementary and middle school students. The guide was created from a self-esteem model positing that strong self-esteem can be attained only when children experience positive feelings within four conditions of…

Designed for administrators and teachers at the community college/secondary/elementary levels, the guide is a reference source for establishing and developing citizen advisory councils. A section on Advisory Councils--Planning discusses the need for citizen advisory councils, definition and purpose, advisory council types, and operational…

This guide, designed for fourth, fifth and sixth grade teachers using the "Seeing through Arithmetic" textbook series provides unit overviews and, for each unit, a listing of skills and ideas covered, page references, vocabulary needed, suggested activities, and materials needed for those activites. An evaluation checklist is provided for each…

This monograph presents a module that introduces Newtonian Mechanics and related Science - A Process Approach (SAPA) materials. The activities are designed to give the necessary background for understanding the physics involved with the SAPA exercises relevant to this topic. The module is designed so that it can be used with individualized format.…

This guide developed for the Baltimore County elementary school physical education teacher is divided into six sections. The first three sections are narrative descriptions of the educational theories, administrative principles, and program guidelines of the recommended programs. They are entitled "Scientific Basis of Physical…

This is one of a series of units for environmental education developed by the Highline Public Schools. The unit has been constructed for use by intermediate grade elementary school pupils. The seven lessons are designed to inform students about the land to develop a land ethic. The unit should be able to be completed in two to three weeks. The…

Described are a variety of mathematical games that can be played on a chess board and using either chess pieces or counters that move according to chess-piece moves. (RH)

Computer activities involving counting are described along with brief computer programs. (MNS)

The Living-Learning-Laboratory for Young Children at Ball State University is described. For preschoolers, the L-L-L provides a variety of learning experiences, including the use of a computer for mathematics and other topics. Reactions and some research findings are reported. (MNS)

Experiences and suggestions from a teacher using computers in a grade five-six classroom are given. (MNS)

Two alternatives are given to the decomposition and equal addition subtraction algorithms. (MK)

Seven music teachers state their needs to those who write music for the elementary grades. (SJL)