A questionnaire was sent to principals of elementary and secondary schools and regional vocational technical schools in Connecticut to determine the status of health education and family life education in Connecticut public schools. The findings based on data from 221 elementary and 210 secondary questionnaires indicated the following trends in…

The document is an annotated listing of career education materials at the elementary level which were on display in 1972 in the Instructional Materials Center of the Louisville Board of Education Exhibit Library. Books, worktexts, picture collections, flannel board materials, recordings, and transparencies are included. The materials deal with…

Describes an elementary school program of free enterprise education that involves students in real, money-making business activities. Discusses previous class projects and methods for integrating all aspects of education into this program. Provides guidelines for starting a similar program. (GEA)

This study that examined the economic reasoning of preschool and elementary school children concluded that (1) the nature of children's economic reasoning is supportive of cognitive development theory; (2) children's economic reasoning varies somewhat by personal experiences, and (3) the intermediate grades are an appropriate level to emphasize…

Described is a project in which third graders create their own corporation--a cupcake factory--and learn first-hand about economic principles and the decisions that businesses must make in the market economy. The cupcake factory is one example of how enterprising educators can make economics comprehensible and captivating. (RM)

Asserting that elementary teachers are going to become increasingly involved with economic concepts, and that economic education at the elementary level is at an important developmental stage,'' the author explains how economics can be included in the curriculum without taking other subject matter out, and suggests approaches to the training of…

Author's sixth grade class published their own fiction magazine in a venture that was modeled as closely as possible after a real magazine business. (Author/DR)

Traces the attempts of English trade unionists in 1879 to amend what they felt to be the distorted presentation of unions and economic concepts in the reading texts published by the Church of England. (SJL)

Describes a stock market investing project for fifth graders. (SJL)

The study measured the effectiveness of the film series "Trade-offs" in improving elementary school student economic understanding, cost-benefits of having a teacher trained for "Trade-offs," and models for measuring the relationship between economic achievement and attitude. Results indicate positive impact of the film series, particularly when…

Describes an economic education unit for use in the elementary classroom which employs a case study of McDonalds hamburger chain to teach students about multinational corporations, mass production, standardization, advertising, and capital investment. For journal availability, see SO 505 448. (Author/DB)

Described is a course in consumer education for elementary school pupils. Topics discussed are skills for young consumers, classroom activities, selected resources in elementary consumer education, and guidelines for evaluating consumer education media. (Author/DB)

Provides three sample lessons for teaching elementary school children about economic geography. Includes lessons dealing with natural resources, economic activity, and forests. Provides lesson objectives, focus, and instructional strategies. Offers a list of suggested readings from recent trade books. (SG)

This packet contains 21 lessons, each providing ideas and teaching activities to accompany a specific story or book to be used to teach economic concepts. The booklet contains practical, classroom-tested lesson plans to use with popular children's stories. The economic concepts used in this curriculum are identified in "Indiana's Social…

This teacher resource manual for 3rd-and 4th-grade student's uses a wide variety of instructional activities for teaching economics education. The activities include role playing in small groups, producing bookmarks, and making decisions. Students are given the opportunity to interview adults, perform services for their families, do independent…