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Forkner, Jerry; Schatz, Gail – 1980
This handbook contains model lessons on consumer education for use with intermediate, junior high, and high school students. The handbook was developed as a result of a grant which the Social Science Education Consortium received to conduct three consumer education workshops for approximately 100 Colorado teachers and school administrators. Many…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Consumer Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1990
This digest is intended to help and inform those teachers who are contemplating using children's literature to teach reading, and provides a brief review of material in the ERIC database on literature-based reading instruction. The digest includes sections on recent research, basic resources, assessing literature based reading, diverse methods…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Informal Assessment
McAllister, Elizabeth A.; Hildebrand, Joan M.; Ericson, Joann H. – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of ecology and the environment. The units in the book reach diverse…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Ecology, Environmental Education
Fuchs, Lucy – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of European cultures. The units in the book reach diverse needs by…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Cultural Traits, Folk Culture
Fuchs, Lucy – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of Central and South American cultures. The units in the book reach…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Cultural Traits, Folk Culture
Fuchs, Lucy – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of Asian and Australian cultures. The units in the book reach diverse…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Cultural Traits, Folk Culture
Davis, Susan J.; Johns, Jerry L. – 1990
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans focuses on language arts activities for gifted middle school students. The 40 lesson plans in this book cover history, literature, mass media, reading, theater arts, thinking skills, and writing. The book includes an activities…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, History Instruction
McAllister, Elizabeth A.; Hildebrand, Joan M.; Ericson, Joann H. – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of where and how people live. The units in the book reach diverse…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Knapp, Clifford E. – 1996
Outdoor education, a general term describing the use of resources outside the classroom, has long been considered a method to improve student learning. This book aims to create a bridge between current school reform efforts and the field of outdoor education. Chapter 1 introduces the idea of outdoor education and relates several recent educational…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Community Study, Democratic Values