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Clark, Amy; Henderson, Peter; Gifford, Sue – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
"Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1" reviews the best available evidence to offer five recommendations for developing the maths skills of 3-7-year olds. Recommendations include integrating maths into different activities throughout the day -- for example, at registration and snack time -- to familiarise children…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
Stanek, Lou Willett – School Library Journal, 1991
Discusses the use of literature in the whole-language approach. Examples show the integration of a second grader's experiences with the curriculum; integrating the language arts in the middle school via study of the author as well as the book; and the integration of literature into the study of history. Titles to use in each area are suggested.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
Live Wire, 1985
The teaching activities presented in this document focus on teaching students the language of science through reading and writing. The first activity engages students in writing everything they know about a particular science topic, devising questions for further study, reading and gathering information to answer the questions, developing specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computers, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Perry, Phyllis J. – 1997
This teacher resource book, designed to encourage student interest and build learning across the curriculum in grades K-5, is based on the theme of animals. Resource lists and activities in the book focus on the following sections: (1) animals as pets; (2) animals on the farm; (3) animals in the woods; and (4) animals in the wild. Each section…
Descriptors: Animals, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Gray, Patricia S. – 1987
Recent research suggests that information must be made meaningful to students before they will comprehend and remember it. However, because so much curriculum is learned in isolation, many students miss the connections between such disciplines as literature and history. One solution is to connect the teaching of history and literature to a focal…
Descriptors: Drama, English Instruction, Experiential Learning, Greek Literature
Sanford, James F., Comp.; Reithlingshoefer, Sally J., Ed. – 1990
Alternative approaches to learning are the subject of these approximately 50 papers on non-traditional and interdisciplinary programs in higher education. The first set of papers addresses adult learning, including possible teaching and learning strategies, and ways to develop faculty and student performance through college fairs for adults, adult…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Continuing Education