This guide for teachers provides a basic kindergarten curriculum which can be adapted to meet the specific needs of any group of kindergarten children. The guide is divided into major curriculum areas and each area is presented to the teacher through an overview, statement of goals, description of activities, and annotated bibliography. Curriculum…

This teacher's guide to unit 5 of the 12th-grade second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides specific objectives and instructional procedures for each of the five activities that focus on the case study of the Cummins Engine Company. In addition, the guide provides instructions for coordinating the use of the…

An adult farmer course designed to develop the effective ability of land holders to plan for and implement wise land use is presented. The unit consists of eight lesson plans: (1) the importance of land use, (2) the physical and chemical properties of the soil, (3) soil testing as a tool of land use, (4) balanced fertilization of soils, (5)…

There is an urgent need to improve the language of the migrant children if they are to succeed in school. The child must have a solid understanding and usage of the Standard English used in the schools. This guide, developed through the efforts and cooperation of teachers of migrant preschool children, attempts to develop academic readiness…

The career education activities in the guide are to be integrated with the school curriculum at the fifth grade level. These activities are designed to help elementary children become more aware of the world of work and may be used selectively according to class needs and capabilities. A career education philosophy, how to use the guide, concepts…

This student activities source book is one of a series of four developed by the Carroll County Public School System, Maryland, for celebration of the Bicentennial. It is specifically designed to generate ideas integrating the Bicentennial celebration into various disciplines, classroom activities, and school-wide events at the secondary level. For…

Designed for teachers, students, parents, curriculum specialists, administrators, school board members, and community representatives, this guide includes a selected sample of curricula, training programs, model projects, and resources in elementary education. Organized alphabetically by subject area and using an outline format, information on…

Recent studies have revealed an appalling lack of knowledge on the part of our nation's youth about government and economics and the important relationship between the two. This guide offers the teacher of grades 7, 8, and 9 ideas on how to teach economics. Teaching units of any length as well as daily lesson plans can be constructed from the…

This resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, introduces eighth graders to an overview of the American political system. The unit analyzes political conflict, compromise, and the need for government and law. It examines American political ideals and contrasts them briefly with other political ideologies and…

Compiled by the Curriculum Department of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal, this French and English guide is intended to aid teachers to capitalize upon the Olympic Games to promote educationally sound activities. The objective is to develop an interest in the students of the aims of the Olympic Movement and to develop a sound mind…

One of a series of three K-6 guides developed under the K-6 Teacher and Counselor Competencies in Career Education Program, this guide contains a section for each of the K-2 levels (Readiness, First Experience Level, and Second Experience Level), each encompassing the two career education components: Subject Matter Areas (to reinforce science,…

Designed to supplement the existing curriculum at the fifth and sixth grade levels, this curriculum guide contains activities for the following subject areas: Social studies, math, fine arts, science, and language arts. Each subject area includes units of study which provide information (in column form) on career related activities, resources, and…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are designed to provide the seven-, eight-, or nine-year-old student with a framework of logical steps for decision making and problem solving. The seventeen activities included in the unit vary in length from thirty to sixty minutes; the entire unit requires approximately ten hours of instructional…

Exercises and activities for incorporating career education into the secondary school curriculum (10-12) are contained in this teacher's manual. Activities are developed for language arts (112), mathematics (32), science (21), social studies (49), related arts/fine arts (61), and guidance (41). An index of titles is included for each subject area.…

This teacher's guide to unit three of the first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides teaching instructions to meet the unit objectives. The guide outlines instructional objectives and procedures for each of the 16 activities described in the 12th-grade student materials. Each instructional procedure is designed to…