Two social studies units for sixth grade provide information and learning activities about Africa and Russia. Both units contain lists of concepts to be learned, skills, objectives, learning activities, common misconceptions, vocabulary, maps, objective and essay tests, and bibliographies. The unit on Africa helps students understand the wide…

The document presents findings from a study of K-12 educational programs dealing with Africa and Africans. Data were based on a survey of educators, librarians, students, and curriculum materials in California, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Objectives of the study were to assess why interest in African studies was…

This social studies curriculum guide, part of a K-12 sequential program designed around the concept of Man, is for teachers of grade one. Man in the Family is the theme at this level of instruction and the course centers on family living and the family as a basic social unit, in comparison with, and contrast to the way families in other regions of…

The material in the Course III, Unit I, secondary teacher's manual builds upon earlier sequential courses and provides a foundation for the study of two other cultural areas. Objectives are for students to broaden their cultural understanding and awareness emphasizing main ideas about Africa. Students will analyze why a tremendous regional…