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Close Up Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1991
This document consists of a student resource book entitled "CAAP in Action: The Environment" and an instructor guide entitled "CAAP in Action". CAAP is a program developed by the Close Up Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic education organizations, in cooperation with the National Association of Elementary School…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Acquafredda, Miriam – 1993
A Madison School District (Phoenix, Arizona) program in which parent volunteers teach Spanish to fifth and sixth graders is described. The program originated with the author, who as a parent volunteer had been teaching Spanish to her child's class. First, a brief account is given of the history of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Elementary School Students, FLES, Grade 5
Fraser, Tara – 1983
A publication on the history and traditional lifestyle of the Dogrib Tribe of Canada's Northwest Territories is intended for use in grades 4-6. The text is illustrated with numerous drawings. Sections describe the caribou, spruce tree, muskox, fox, ducks and geese and their usefulness to Dogrib people. Activities covered are trading at the trading…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
Marksberry, Mary Lee – 1983
Intended to acquaint fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade children with the concept of culture, this anthropology unit focuses on two groups of Indians who lived in prehistoric times and present-day non-Indian families living in the Midwest. Objectives are to help students understand the behavior of the Northwest Pacific Coast Indians, the Hopi…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Art
National Park Service (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1990
The environmental education curriculum in this package emphasizes biological diversity. The curriculum contains 10 units--each dealing with a specific concept relating to biological diversity. Each unit contains hands-on activities designed to make children aware of the importance of maintaining a biologically diverse world. Some activities are…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Biological Influences, Biology, Conservation Education
Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – 1986
The second phase of a 3-year project examining the effect of a process approach to writing instruction on students' expository reading and writing skills, a study determined the impact of three writing programs that emphasized different aspects of a process-oriented writing environment. Data were gathered from 159 fifth and sixth grade students…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Comprehension
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
Written in response to requests from local school districts in New York State, this document provides information about the middle grades (grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and the changing nature of students in these grades. The first section reports results of studies on this difficult developmental period that were conducted by three New York school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Rawers, Lois J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1984
This report describes an exemplary Oregon middle school that incorporates a comprehensive program of academic instruction and activity, a community of dedicated staff and involved students, and an orderly environment marked by a businesslike approach to teaching and learning. Outstanding components of Philomath Middle School's climate for learning…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Computer Literacy, Discipline Policy
Matiella, Ana Consuelo – 1988
This family life education teaching unit comprises 11 lessons whose primary purpose is to help Latino students, grades 5 through 8, identify cultural pride as a source of self-esteem. Student activities include the following: (1) describe how being part of a cultural group contributes to a sense of uniqueness; (2) identify cultural similarities…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Matiella, Ana Consuelo – 1988
This student workbook is comprised of 11 lessons to help Latino students, grades 5 through 8, develop self-esteem through cultural pride. Each lesson begins with an illustration that reflects the content of the lesson, and an introductory page. The introductory page includes the following: (1) a "dicho," a proverb or saying used to pass…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1979
This guide presents the "minimum teaching essentials" published by the New York City Board of Education for grades 5-9. Subjects covered include: (1) communication arts; (2) English as a second language; (3) foreign language; (4) home economics; (5) industrial arts; (6) library skills; and (7) typewriting. Study skills for these areas…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Development, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
Muir, Sharon Pray – 1976
The 40-item test measures fifth and sixth graders' ability to use inquiry skills in social studies. The test is unique in that it requires minimal prior knowledge of social studies and allows students to apply processes associated with higher cognitive thought. It can be used with any social studies program. The test has a multiple-choice format…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Grade 5
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Thomas, Georgelle; Fishburne, Robert P. – 1971
Part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project, the document contains a programmed text on evolution and a vocabulary pronunciation guide. The unit is intended for use by students in social studies and science courses in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades. The bulk of the document, the programmed text, is organized in a question answer format. Students are…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Communications. – 1974
The extent to which the use of the Graphics Expression Reading Improvement System (GERIS) improved the reading skills of Title I was investigated. The GERIS program, which combines an eight-step process in language skill development with student-created television productions, was used at two schools during the 1972-73 school year. One hundred…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Television, Elementary School Students
Wyoming State Dept. of Education, Cheyenne. – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes sections on curriculum improvement, new social studies, and scope and sequence. A suggested conceptual framework for the program is presented in the form of a chart, with columns for history, anthropology-sociology,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Curriculum Guides, Economics, Elementary School Curriculum
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