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| Camp, Anne-Marie | 1 |
| Dillon, Doris | 1 |
| Fagella, Kathy | 1 |
| Schilder, Rosalind | 1 |
| Schreur, Wilma | 1 |
| Tordoff, Ruth E. | 1 |
| Walmsley, Bonnie Brown | 1 |
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Tordoff, Ruth E. – Instructor, 1973
Describes a unit in which students made speeches to inform, persuade, and entertain. (SP)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Public Speaking
Schreur, Wilma – Instructor, 1973
Sixth graders discovered the sociological benefits derived from reading newspapers''; specific activities are listed. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary School Students, Learning Activities
Fagella, Kathy – Instructor, 1992
This unit is designed to strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills by allowing students to assume the roles of 1992 Winter Olympic Games planners who make preparations for the event. A reproducible data sheet serves as a resource. Hands-on activities and a critical television viewing activity are included. (IAH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Schilder, Rosalind – Instructor, 1984
Children learn about maps and develop self-confidence in their ability to get where they want to go in a unit of adventurous learning activities. A variety of kinds of maps help children learn about their community, state, country, and the weather. (DF)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Learning Activities
Dillon, Doris; And Others – Instructor, 1992
An integrated elementary teaching package offers interesting facts about presidents and the White House. Cross-curricular activities focus on architecture, presidential birthplaces, portraits, communications, science, technology, touring the White House, children in the White House, a day in the life of the White House, and a White House birthday…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Beach, Lea – Instructor, 1991
Describes a Louisiana elementary school's multidisciplinary geography program. The class selects a destination to which they travel by imaginary plane (created in the classroom), and the teacher integrates cross-curricular skills. Students research and discuss the trip (resources, flight plans, passports, and travel logs) and write descriptive…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Air Transportation, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Walmsley, Bonnie Brown; Camp, Anne-Marie – Instructor, 1997
Presents a cross-curricular theme unit on colors that includes a pullout poster and a resource list. Social studies activities highlight flags of the world. Science activities teach about colors of animals and the science of color. Language arts activities describe colorful language. Mathematics activities involve sorting and graphing colors. (SM)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Color, Interdisciplinary Approach
Instructor, 1983
More than 50 starter ideas for social studies projects and units for the primary and intermediate grades are presented. These help develop children's skills in social studies, reading, handwriting, and language arts, and stir their interest in local history and government. Activities can be used for new projects or to enrich ongoing ones. (PP)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Educational Games, Enrichment Activities, Intermediate Grades
