The field tested sixth grade instructional unit is designed to acquaint the student with a variety of occupations found in the area of ranching, using activities and concepts from several academic areas. The unit takes approximately 28 and one-half hours of teaching time and involves large and small group and individual work. A list of required…

This curriculum bulletin discusses a program teaching creative writing to fifth and sixth grade children in an attempt to improve the quality of written English. These children wrote briefly every day throughout the school year. Every area of the written language curriculum was covered. Each student wrote letters, reports, stories, editorial…

The field tested unit for the sixth grade was designed to generate interest on the part of students in exploring a secretarial career. The unit includes a discussion of the duties of a secretary, learning the six main parts of the business letter of request, and the actual writing of a letter to a businessman for information and/or inviting him or…

This document provides the teacher's guide for grade six for the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum project. The guide includes an introduction to COPES, instructions for using the guide, instructions for assessment of the student's grade 5 mastery of science concepts, and six science units. Each unit…

The field tested unit is designed to acquaint sixth graders with the 15 USOE job clusters, the jobs therein, and the general requirements for these jobs. The unit requires 19 hours of teaching time and includes whole class activities and large and small group activities. A list of materials required is followed by a goal statement, related subject…

The field tested sixth grade instructional unit was designed to explore learning in its broadest sense, involving the learners in activities dealing with what learning is, where they learn, and how they learn. The seven lessons deal with defining learning and knowing, exploring learning experiences both in and out of school, learning as it is…

Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, this curriculum unit focuses on variations in language and consists of fourteen lessons. Subjects discussed include (1) natural differences in people, including speech; (2) environmental factors causing differences in life styles; (3) differences in the English spoken by people in Australia,…

This teaching guide, one in a series of K-6 guides, contains classroom activities dealing with citizenship education for use with children in sixth grade. The purpose of the series is to promote and maintain positive student attitudes and behavior and to assist students in understanding their rights and meeting their responsibilities to help…

Presented is a resource book to be used with instructional kits for elementary school science students, grade 6. The individual units at this grade level are based on curriculum which has been developed by the National Science Foundation in the 1960s and revised to meet student and teacher identified needs in Anchorage, Alaska. Six units are…

This activity packet for grade 6 is one of a series developed in response to the concern for energy conservation. It contains activities that stress an energy conservation ethic and includes many values clarification activities for grade six. The packet is divided into two parts and provides the teacher with background information, concepts and…

This book is part 2 of a 2-part manual for teachers using SMSG text materials for grade 6. The purpose for each of 5 chapters is stated and mathematical background for the teacher is presented. Detailed lesson plans are then provided, including sequences of statements and questions, activities, and exercise sets with answers. Needed materials and…

The goals of the Career Motivation Program in the Akron Public Schools are to provide students in grades K-6 with activity-centered experiences geared to the development of self-concepts and attitudes toward work and an appreciation of all vocations and the dignity of all workers. Career motivation is the first phase of the Career Development…

The third of three basic packages of materials for cultural instruction in Newfoundland and Labrador's elementary level French program builds on the two previous units covering the concept of various cultures and nearby French Canadian cultures through a study of French Canadian culture in general. The materials are intended to complement…

Contained in this publication are activity units for grades five and six on the following topics: the individual and his environments, world of work, self, economics, education and training, employability and work adjustment, and vocational decision making. Each unit gives developmental objectives, related behavioral objectives, suggested…

Thirty classroom activities in career guidance for grades 5-6 are presented in this guide, one of a series of three for elementary curriculum infusion. The activities are organized into three areas: interpersonal effectiveness, work and interpersonal life skills, and life career planning. Each activity lists subject matter area (e.g., language…