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Brouillette, Liane – Teachers College Press, 2019
This practical resource emphasizes the special contribution that visual art, drama, music, and dance can make to student literacy and understanding of content-area reading assignments. Focusing on those areas where students tend to struggle, this book helps K-5 teachers provide an age-appropriate curriculum that is accessible to an increasingly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Art Education, Visual Arts, Drama
Morrison, Kathy L. – Texas Child Care, 1995
Discusses ways science can be included in every activity of the preschoolers' day. Describes four characteristics of young children that are important to remember when planning science activities. Provides guidelines for developing and evaluating science activities. Presents a preschool unit on insects and offers suggestions for incorporating…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Discovery Learning, Integrated Activities

Bayman, Aroti G. – Young Children, 1995
Describes the day-to-day implementation of a project involving the creation and operation of a city made with wooden blocks in a kindergarten classroom. By acting out the "Roxaboxen" story, children improved their reading, writing, and calculation skills. They learned from personal experience that living in a society involves…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Spangler, Carol – 1996
This guide describes a program that turns ordinary show-and-tell time into a theme-related sharing time, or "sharing circle." In this program, each child is assigned a special sharing day once a month, with the sharing days evenly distributed throughout the month and with no more than three children sharing on a particular day. Monthly…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hurley, Sandra Rollins; Blake, Sally – Early Childhood News, 1997
Argues that use of theme-based curricula for preschool children is developmentally appropriate, provides an integrated approach to teaching and learning, enhances learning, and yields high levels of achievement. Provides supporting data from brain research and learning psychology. Includes a sample thematic unit and guidance for creating thematic…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Klefstad, Jill – Young Children, 1995
Explores the learning opportunities cooking activities can provide in a kindergarten classroom. Language arts, math, science, fine-motor skills, art, health, music, and social studies are some of the curriculum areas that can benefit from these kind of activities. Cooking also is explored as an opportunity for parent involvement, where parent and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Design, Developmental Tasks
Spencer, Keith; And Others – 1994
The goals of this curriculum resource guide are to: (1) explore subject integration at the primary level through the reflective experiences of educators; (2) provide visual and verbal activities that enhance student learning; (3) provide a forum for educators to present their instructional experiences through the theme across the curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Integrated Activities

Irvin, Judith L. – Childhood Education, 1997
Examines social aspects of literacy learning; presents some thoughts on reading development and literacy instruction. Suggests that teachers should promote literacy by incorporating students' interests in their activities. Developing chat rooms, posting messages on the Internet, and making a radio play for younger students all provide meaningful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Wood, Karen D.; Jones, Jeanneine P. – Childhood Education, 1997
Discusses instructional strategies that address five affective needs of middle school students: freedom of choice, appropriate peer interactions, instructional diversity, personal expression, and broadened perspectives. Suggests that when incorporated into existing curriculum and laced with relevant application, these strategies can lead to a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affection, Affective Behavior, Class Activities