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Download full textThompson, Lowell – Insights: Into Open Education, 1980
Described are some ideas for using photography in the elementary classroom. Justification for using photography in the classroom includes student interaction with the photography materials, building teacher-student rapport, the potential for integration into different areas of elementary curriculum, and support for the developmental theorists'…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1982
This journal issue presents teaching ideas based on the city of Chicago and the literary works of its citizens. The first article describes a combined social studies/English course based on the study of Chicago's influence on literature and history. Included is a course outline with required readings, class activities and assignments, an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, English Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Greenberg, Art; Hunter, Andrea – 1982
The Work as a Topic of Study program is described as a vehicle for making academic study more relevant to the middle school student's future role as a productive worker. Following an argument for maintaining a flexible middle school curriculum which contributes to the social development of students, the five school districts currently…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Class Activities, Delinquency Prevention
Stevenson, Jean – Insights into Open Education, 1987
By integrating the language arts across the curriculum, teachers and librarians can help students make connections between what they already know and new material. Teachers committed to this approach need to spend time planning, executing, and evaluating the process and to bring the following essential components to the classroom: (1) love and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education
Sampson, Delores – Insights into Open Education, 1983
Activities and teaching methods for involving children (especially young children) in literature are presented in order to establish positive attitudes towards reading. Ideas are provided for use with wordless books, patterned or repetitive books, books organized around a theme, and picture books. The activities, each related to specific…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Salomone, Ronald E., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1985
Focusing on a wide range of interdisciplinary themes and ideas for humanities instruction, the 17 articles in this journal issue discuss the following topics: (1) literature, humanities, and the adult learner; (2) the role of the humanities in educating for a democracy; (3) humanities in the marketplace; (4) literature versus "great books" in high…
Descriptors: Adults, Censorship, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Edwards, Pat – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1979
Based on the idea that children learn language and mathematics in much the same way, and that they can learn both simultaneously, the five sections of this journal present teaching ideas addressing various aspects of this process. The first section discusses the "language of math" with reference to both the child and the teacher. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
