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Brodie, Carolyn S. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Discussion of the use of poetry in the classroom highlights 15 poetry books and suggests numerous activities appropriate for grades 2 through 5 in the subject areas of African Americans, birds, color, discoveries, families, food/eating, haiku, multiculturalism, Native Americans, nature, New England, Paul Revere/biographies, seasons, trains, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1982
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes three articles which provide practical information for those who want to try making films with adolescents and children. The first article discusses cel animation techniques and explores applications of this type of filmmaking to the regular curriculum. The article touches on the…
Descriptors: Animation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Film Production
Heslop, Louise A. – 1981
This annotated bibliography lists materials dealing with consumer education for the preschooler. Part one deals with curriculum development, consumer socialization, and advertising. Journal articles, monographs, ERIC documents, conference papers, and research reports are cited. Part two cites books, pamphlets, and other resources on programs and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Annotated Bibliographies, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development

Schlene, Vickie J. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1992
Lists some of the citations in the ERIC database dealing with teaching global studies in elementary school. Includes teaching methods, works on individual countries, curriculum suggestions, and student activities. Suggests that students need a foundation for a consciousness and acceptance of multicultural realities. (DK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Goodwin, Mary T.; Pollen, Gerry – 1980
This book is intended for the teaching of nutrition and food concepts in informal settings for elementary school students. Part I offers a brief perspective on food education and a discussion on how children can learn about nutrition and good food habits through creative experiences in the kitchen. Part II presents a guide to involving children in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development, Dietetics
Brodie, Carolyn S. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Discusses children's literature on Native American Indians and suggests ideas for using the literature in the school library media center or classroom by the library media specialist or by the classroom teacher. Activities and appropriate materials are suggested for the topics of housing, poetry, food, biography, crafts and music, and traditional…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development
North American Association for Environmental Education, Troy, OH. – 1996
This collection gathers together over 50 high-quality materials to support environmental education (EE) curricula. Because each community has unique environmental and educational needs, the guide includes a broad set of educational materials that can be adapted to a variety of settings. The materials can be used to supplement educational…
Descriptors: Community Education, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Ecology
Priest, Laurie – 1981
This book is designed to aid and to encourage physical education teachers to incorporate the concepts of physical fitness into the physical education curriculum. The activities are written in an outline format using the following headings: (1) concept; (2) activity and/or knowledge level; (3) location (school or home); (4) time needed; (5)…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise Physiology

Schlene, Vickie J. – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Selects and annotates 25 documents and articles on geography education from the ERIC database. Provides information about accessing and ordering materials. Items include surveys of geographic knowledge, suggested classroom activities, and discussion of geography's place in the social studies curriculum. (CH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1986
Focusing on integrating the teaching of language arts through varying functions of language, communication modes and audiences, this curriculum guide emphasizes the importance of a language rich environment which will enable students to understand the purposes and power of language and to use it confidently and creatively. The guide provides…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
ERIC Document Reproduction Service, Springfield, VA. – 1993
This annotated bibliography on the topic of multicultural education is intended to accompany a special collection of documents on microfiche selected from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) bibliographic database. Evaluation reports of state and district efforts to implement multicultural curricula, and step by step instruction on…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Asian Americans, Black Culture, Cultural Pluralism
Martin, Ron – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1992
Describes the "International Dictionary of Ballet" and provides an activity for grades 6-9 that can be used by the school library media specialist in cooperation with the music teacher. Resource materials are listed (including books and nonprint materials), and suggestions for adaptation to other curriculum areas are offered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Dance, Intermediate Grades
Online-Offline, 1999
Provides relevant annotated resources and suggests class activities centered around the theme of communities, including animal communities, historic communities, and aiding contemporary communities. Describes Web sites, CD-ROMs, computer software, videos, and books; specifies age levels and appropriate curriculum areas. (LRW)
Descriptors: Animals, Annotated Bibliographies, Community, Community Role
Thompson, Debra S. – 1993
Designed to help early childhood and elementary educators in Iowa integrate multicultural, nonsexist, and global (MNG) perspectives into the existing curriculum, this paper discusses issues surrounding their integration and provides two extensive bibliographies of curriculum resources. First, the paper reviews the definition and purposes of MNG…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Definitions
Robinson, Alice A. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2003
Provides two fully developed library media activities that are designed for use with specific curriculum units in reading, language arts, and social studies. Library media skills, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures, evaluation, and follow-up are described for each activity. (LRW)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools