Cardiovascular fitness is an important aspect of overall fitness, health, and wellness, and running can be an excellent lifetime physical activity. One of the most simple and effective means of exercise, running raises heart rate in a short amount of time and can be done with little to no cost for equipment. There are many benefits to running,…

The article presents a curriculum unit designed to teach gifted, talented, and creative fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders anthropology and archaeology. (DLS)

All lessons in this unit of study are designed to introduce some of the basic elements of poetry (simile, metaphor, alliteration, sensory language, etc.) while exposing students to a realistic slice of Appalachian life. Appropriate grade levels and a time frame are suggested, and relevant Virginia Standards of Learning are outlined in the unit.…

Describes an arts unit on music and poetry for upper elementary classes which covers tone color, dynamics, register, tempo, form, and enunciation. Students read poems, write and record their own poems, and listen to poetry readings. The unit concludes with a choral speaking experience. (AM)

An instructional unit designed to help students accept frustration, tolerate frustrating experiences, and build coping resources is described. The unit was taught to emotionally disturbed 6th and 7th graders and included five guided discussions over two weeks. Observation of student reactions to frustration before and after instruction suggested…

A unit on the study of Helen Keller is outlined to create awareness in gifted language arts students (grades 4-6) of the efforts and accomplishments of disabled individuals. (CL)

Describes the framework and 31 model lessons developed by the University of Georgia's Sea Grant Project, the major purpose of which is to make upper elementary and secondary students more aware of coastal and marine affairs. An illustrative lesson is included. (RM)

A nine-week instructional unit to increase multicultural awareness of North Dakota sixth-grade students with hearing impairments is described. The unit involved students in such areas as charting family trees, reading and writing about U.S. history and cultural diversity, art, speech and rhythm, and math. (DB)

For 8 weeks during 1991, a project was conducted in which literacy was emphasized within the context of one fourth-grade social studies classroom. The overall goal for this unit of instruction was to create language-rich experiences that would stimulate higher order thinking about the concept of Liberty. Additionally, students were to become more…

An instructional module was designed to enable learners to use a systematic approach to create a topic sentence. Using the instructional system design model, the designer of the module identified needs, established instructional goals, developed a program of study, applied the instruction, and evaluated the performance. The instructional module…

Describes a unit of study on China for use with students in the middle grades. Students research topics such as Chinese transportation and sports, reproduce Chinese characters, construct a relief map of China, prepare Chinese food, and solve a Chinese puzzle. (RM)

Describes a unit of study for gifted, upper-elementary students based on field trips to the "Personal Spaces, Personal Places" exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum. Students explored their own personal spaces, imagined new ones, examined the use of space in paintings, and designed puppets to live in the exhibit. (AM)

Sixth graders learn how to conduct a survey in this problem-solving project. (Editor/SJL)

Presents a five-day instructional plan that allows children opportunities to explore and use idioms. (MG)

This unit of study introduces high-ability intermediate-grade students to the aspect of grammar which is usually missing from technically oriented studies of grammar, namely, the wonder and pleasure of grammar or grammar appreciation. It presents grammar as a powerful way for one's mind to make ideas out of language, and a way of inspecting one's…