Elementary school personnel should be aware of possible unintended consequences of using school sexual abuse prevention programs and materials, including emphasizing a simple solution to a complex social problem and contributing to victim blaming. Dilemmas that arise for classroom teachers around predeveloped curricular materials and mandatory…

Integrate differentiated instruction into the classroom --- starting today --- and bring out the best in everyone! Drawing from years of teaching as well as presenting at national educational conferences, the authors share their most successful strategies for helping students reach their full academic potential. This invaluable, full-color…

In a previous report, the author critiqued the 1988 Silver Burdette & Ginn elementary social studies series (Silver Burdett & Ginn Social Studies), treating it as a representative example of what has been called the de facto national curriculum in elementary social studies. The present report begins with brief critiques of three other…

Suggests ways to use coins to teach social studies, economics, art, and related subjects to elementary school students. (JMB)

A resource specialist discusses materials that are useful with hearing impaired elementary students. Materials considered include attribute blocks, globes, pictures showing facial expressions, sequence cards, cuisenaire rods, and interesting books. Names and addresses of 13 publishers and distributors are provided. (CL)

A children's almanac presents educational facts and questions for each day of the month of September. Answers are available on a teacher's page. (SM)

Offers answers to questions on this issue's September calendar of events for elementary students. Items addressed include the Viking 2 spacecraft, children's poetry, Ellis Island, the space shuttle Discovery, space satellites and space junk, ice cream cones, Dr. Seuss, and the praying mantis. (SM)

Developed by the Latin American Culture Studies Project for educators of elementary level children, these materials are designed to teach students the Spanish and English names of animals found in Latin America. The lesson includes coloring sheets, duplicating masters, fact sheets, the card game Maymayguashi, and directions for preparation. (DB)

The Kinder Lernen Deutsch (Children Learn German) project, begun in 1987, is designed to promote German as a second language in grades K-8. The project is premised on the idea that the German program will contribute to the total development of the child and the child's personality. Included in this guide are a selection of recommended core…

Designed for publishers and producers, this document initiates the annual subject area(s) adoption of basic instructional materials for California schools, kindergarten through eighth grade. The document presents an overview of the total instructional materials adoption-distribution process, specific instructions relating to initial submissions…

This reprint of a lecture published in 1976 examines the uses of history and literary stories for instructing children in grammar, creative dramatics, natural history, and prehistory, as well as literary analysis. Provides a starting point for thinking about the power of literature as an integrating medium in the Montessori elementary classroom.…

"Econ and Me" is a series of five 15-minute video programs developed for 7- to 10-year-old students, with accompanying programs for their teachers and related print material. Program 1, "Scarcity," and Program 2, "Opportunity Cost," were evaluated in a variety of classroom settings in the United States and Canada in…

A wide variety of creative activities may be suggested by calendar events. (JH)

Illustrated explanation, with bibliography, gives basic technique and materials needed for decorative knotwork (i.e., macrame). Suggested projects are simple enough for elementary school children and work can be done in classroom with a minimum of inexpensive materials. (PD)

An annotated listing of social studies curriculum projects including descriptions of teaching materials employed. (NI)