NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Education Level
High Schools1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 74 results Save | Export
Frye, Vera – 2003
This book is intended for teachers and parents who want to give their students and children inspiring models to imitate in developing positive character traits and attitudes. In the book are individuals from today (like Bill Cosby) or people in the past (like Abraham Lincoln) who will inspire children. In all, the book portrays 75 people of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Oberlander, June R. – 1989
This handbook, which was written by a retired kindergarten teacher with over 25 years of experience, is intended to bridge the gap between home and school. It describes 260 learning activities, each of which is based on a different concept. Most activities require materials usually found in the home. An activity is provided for each week of the…
Descriptors: Home Programs, Individual Development, Infants, Learning Activities
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1985
This guide was developed by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools to assist elementary school teachers in implementing the instructional program in health education for kindergarten through sixth grade. Instructional objectives for teaching Family Life and Human Development and Safety during social studies time are organized by grade…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Family Life Education, Health Education
Calgary Board of Education (Alberta). – 1993
This resource booklet is designed to facilitate the teaching of personal development, an important part of an integrated program of outdoor pursuits, environmental education and personal and group development. Section I examines a history of the Alberta Environmental and Outdoor Education Course of Studies and course philosophy. Resources are…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Junior High Schools
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN. – 2002
Based on the idea that the most important foundation of education is character development, this book guides teachers and parents in building strong character traits while reading and discussing popular books. Children's books and young adult books draw students into discussions that can lead to action and to personal development. Thoughtful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education
Kalish, Ginny – 2001
This book, indicated for grades 2-6 (ages 7-12), aims to assist teachers in helping their students learn about good and bad choices, causes and consequences, and empathy and compassion through a unique and realistic story. In the book's story, Jason's plots to get Rachel kicked out of school keeps getting turned against him until, in an art…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Family Problems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Roberson, Janice Blair – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1999
Describes an instructional unit for gifted students (ages 9 to 13) intended to help students understand and better balance efforts to meet the five basic human needs (physiological, belonging, power, freedom, and fun) postulated by William Glasser's control theory. Activities for each of the five units are outlined. (DB)
Descriptors: Gifted, Guidance Programs, Humanistic Education, Individual Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kalb, Kristina Skatt – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1994
Presents arrow pattern activities to highlight geometry and spatial sense and includes discussion of using evaluation to aid instructional planning, recording each student's developmental level, how to use observations to plan follow-up lessons, and suggestions for implementation. Includes patterns to be copied onto transparencies and student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Individual Development, Learning Activities
Wittman, Sally – 1993
The supplemental teaching resources provided in this book offer a variety of concrete, visual activities designed for the use of classroom and daycare center teachers to help young children feel proud and comfortable about their changing bodies. The lessons help children develop a healthy, age-appropriate foundation in anatomy and development.…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Health Education
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1983
This three-part guide contains suggestions for theater arts experiences for handicapped students. Part one discusses the rationale, purpose, and scope of this guide as well as four values of theater arts for the handicapped. Part two contains instructions for creative drama activities. Following a page of tips for the teacher, 18 activities using…
Descriptors: Acting, Audiences, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Hester, Joseph P., Ed. – 2001
This resource manual integrates literature and social studies with an emphasis on character development. Using children's literature as a catalyst for investigating representative cultures, the manual's curriculum writers crafted multicultural, integrated, thematic lessons for the K-6 classroom that can be used throughout the year. Included are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Benes, Clarence H.; Steinbrink, John E. – Social Studies, 1996
Describes a class project where students conduct research about their names. These intensely personal activities foster historical and multicultural insight, prosocial action, and a sense of community on the part of the students. Includes an appendix with lesson plans, extension activities, and related resources. (MJP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family History, Individual Development, Learning Activities
Dickmann, Leonore W. – 1982
Self-management theory proposes that an individual organize activities around a set of goals that are carefully considered. These goals can help students develop a positive self-concept which in turn correlates with higher achievement. Primary grade teachers generally have ways in which to help learners see themselves as worthy, while in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
DeBruin, Jerry – 1983
Designed to develop creativity in young learners, this book contains interdisciplinary activities which focus on the theme of space (inner and outer). Activity pages are provided that can serve as front and back covers of a student booklet and the suggested activities can be duplicated for insertion between the covers resulting in a booklet for…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Helge, Doris – 1983
The supplement describes instructional alternatives for a curriculum module addressing stress reduction for rural teachers of special education. Designed to help teach the personal survival and development skills that special education teachers need to live and work in rural communities, the module helps teachers understand stress and its…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individual Development, Learning Activities, Learning Modules
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5