THIS TEACHING GUIDE IS PRESENTED TO ASSIST THE TEACHER IN WHOSE CLASSES ARE ONE OR MORE GIFTED PUPILS READING ABOVE GRADE LEVEL. DESIGNED FOR USE WITH GIFTED PUPILS AT GRADES FIVE AND SIX, PART 1 PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR TEACHING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONE AUTHOR TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. THE METHOD USES THREE GROUPINGS OF BOOKS. THE "A"…

To determine whether the suggested poetry teaching procedures found in the teacher manuals of sixth-grade basal readers reflect the pedagogical procedures suggested by expert opinion and research, an indepth analysis was made of a total of 106 poetry lessons in eight teacher manuals. The poetry lessons were analyzed for the purposes of determining…

RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN THE MIDDLE GRADES, PARTICULARLY IN GRADE 6, THIS ILLUSTRATED SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK OR READING MATERIAL CONTAINS A STORY WHICH CAN PROMOTE BASIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT URBAN LIVING AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, CAN STIMULATE AN APPRECIATION FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS ARE PRESENTED. GUIDELINES…

This unit has been created to provide experiences with the concept of adaptation. Adaptation can be defined as changes resulting from interactions of the needs of a species or cultural object and the opportunities presented by the environment. Most behaviors and physiological characteristics of plants are related to adaptation. An understanding of…

This booklet on nutrition for grades 4-6 contains classroom activities as well as recipes for easily prepared nutritious dishes, e.g., applesauce, cookies, bread. Information is provided on the nutritional values of items in the basic food groups, and activity sheets are included. (JD)

This curriculum guide was developed to provide environmental education through a series of hands-on activities for the classroom and the outdoor setting of Goose Creek State Park, North Carolina. This activity packet, designed for the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, meets established curriculum objectives of the North Carolina Department of Public…

This curriculum guide was developed to provide environmental education through a series of hands-on activities for the classroom and the outdoor setting of Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, North Carolina. This activity packet, designed for grades 5 and 6, meets established curriculum objectives of the North Carolina Department of Public…

This teacher's guide, part of a sequential K-12 series, provides objectives and activities for social studies students in grade 6. Five major sections focus on learning, inquiry, and discussion skills, concepts, and values and moral reasoning. Learning skills stress listening, speaking, viewing, reading, writing, map, and statistical abilities.…

A literature program for gifted sixth graders meets one hour per day three days a week and covers four topics during the year: biography, realistic fiction, poetry, and tragedy. The biography unit consists of reading three biographies, completing three corresponding directed reading activities, and writing a five page research project on a famous…

CALLING CAREERS is a televised series of fifteen 20-minute lessons intended to acquaint fourth through eighth grade students with twelve vocational clusters and to demonstrate the opportunities contained within them, the relationships between them, and the personal characteristics and work habits they require. The series also demonstrates how jobs…

Designed to be used in conjunction with the Alberta (Canada) Social Studies Program of Studies, this color coded resource manual provides practical suggestions for teachers. It is organized in five sections. The first section presents the goals and objectives of the program, sample models for problem solving and decision making, and an outline of…

This publication is a part of a series of materials in the Wildlife Education Service for Kansas youth series. The goal of the program is to provide information about wildlife and to establish in children an awareness and appreciation of wildlife. A booklet for children and a teacher's guide are included. The booklet was written for sixth-grade…

Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…

This guide contains a course outline, course competencies, suggested activities, and recommended resources for effective implementation of a course on career exploration. The semester course is designed to provide initial career guidance experiences and hands-on exploratory activities for sixth-graders (11- and 12-year-olds). Introductory…

The teacher's guide is intended for use in conjunction with 15-minute instructional television lessons featuring occupational clusters (construction, communications and media, business and office, health, industrial, transportation, public and personal services, consumer and homemaking, marketing and distribution), for fourth, fifth, and sixth…