The teaching activities presented in this compilation of columns from the journal "Live Wire" focus on integrating the arts with language. The selections describe (1) the concept of "framing" in art and in writing; (2) using folktale pantomimes as inspirations for writing; (3) using literature response sheets (samples included) to respond to the…

This book presents ideas for developing day care programs to serve children (aged 5-10) before and after school hours as well as during vacation periods. The general program, including schedules, routines and daily activities, is described. The main body of the book presents ideas for learning and play activities in specific areas, including…

From a special 8-part series, describing the individual summer experiences of 79 typical elementary teachers.

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the thirteenth in a series of 16, provides creative experiences with arts and crafts for young children. Designed for preschool teachers and paraprofessional trainees, the Spanish text offers a variety of craft activities. A list of materials necessary, step-by-step directions and…

This file contains a total of 285 cards describing activities for nursery-school children. It was designed to accompany "The Child-Care Teacher Aide" (ED 147 492), a teacher's guide for vocational training of teacher aides. The file is divided into four main divisions--fall, winter, spring, and summer. Apportioned among the different seasons are…

Intended to help compensatory education personnel better understand the role of the arts in cognitive growth, this booklet provides practical suggestions for using arts strategies in basic education. Following a discussion of the role of the arts in the learning process, the booklet presents a number of activities that involve the interaction of…

Goals and activities of a four-week photography course which centered around a photographic trip to Boston are described in this curriculum guide. The unit, one of several developed in conjunction with Project Exploration, has the broad goals of promoting--through experiential learning in a variety of environments outside the classroom--the…

DEVELOPED FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, THIS MANUAL DESCRIBES THE RATIONALE AND SOME OF THE METHODS OF AN INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM WHICH FUNCTIONS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REGULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM USE OF SUCH STANDARD TOOLS AS THE HAMMER AND THE HANDDRILL ARE PRESENTED, AND SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR…

The goal of this primary level teaching unit on the folklore of the Miwok Indians, who once lived in the foothills not far from Yosemite Valley, is to develop in the child academic skills which can be observed and/or measured. The four objectives are that: after hearing the folktale, "How the Great Rocks Grew," which tells how two rocks…

Guidelines for conducting art activities with young children are provided in this curriculum manual for teachers of pre- and primary school-age students. Part One of the manual presents a philosophy and approaches for setting up an art program. The first chapter explores the concept of creativity, how it can be encouraged, and identifies some of…

A collection of Christmas projects that can be adapted to different levels of German study are presented. The text is in German, except for the overview which is in English. It is advised that the teacher be well acquainted with the craft items to be presented to the students. The language of the classroom should be German to provide a total…

The activities described in this publication are based on a language experience approach that involves primary grade children in progressions from experience to art, writing, and reading. The first and longest section presents a model lesson plan for activities in which children fantasize about being balloons and then progress to related movement,…

Learning to Read Through the Arts is an intensive, individualized reading program that focuses on the improvement of reading skills through the integration of a total art program with a total reading program. The staff includes reading teachers, art teachers, and classroom teachers working as a team. Listening, speaking, writing, and reading…

To assess the non-academic accomplishments of college students more broadly than do grades, a questionnaire having 12 scales was designed and administered to 3147 freshmen, 5127 sophomores, and 1566 seniors in a variety of colleges. The scales measured achievement, as determined by the students themselves, in leadership, social participation, the…

This handbook of home preschool activities is designed to be used with the siblings of the children in Project Follow Through. The suggested activities are to be used by parents in the home to provide learning experiences for their young children and to reinforce concepts being taught in Project Follow Through. Most of the activities were adapted…