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McBride, Holly – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2012
According to the author, last year they set out to apply the four-step approach that they found in research from the University of Kentucky to design a unit for their language arts curriculum. They identified the appropriate standards, figured out what skills they would teach in conformance with the standards and what outcomes were expected, and…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Units of Study, Activity Units, Program Descriptions
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Eddinger, Suzanne S.; Van Sickle, Ronald L. – 1985
This publication, a collection of instructional activities with decision-making as the main focus, is correlated to the "Give and Take" video/film series developed for a consortium of state and provincial education agencies. Presented are concepts related to the risks in taking advantage of economic opportunities, and instructional activities…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Formation, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Norton, Terry L.; Anfin, Carol S. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1997
Argues involving young children in food preparation activities enhances traditional curriculum areas of language arts, math, science, and social skills. Encourages utilization of children's literature as sources replete with references to food and teaching ideas on food via literary tie-ins. Provides specific recipes which relate to Mother Goose…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development
Lawrence, Sharon; And Others – 1975
This four-week unit on the American economic system for secondary students is intended to be a basic literacy unit in economics and to serve as a "sampler kit" demonstrating how economics can be taught interestingly, imaginatively, and with intellectual honesty to the subject matter. The unit's goals for students include ability to list the major…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Bibliographies, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Johnstone, A. H.; Reid, N. – SASTA Journal, 1981
Discusses the rationale underlying the production of 16 interactive teaching packages designed to demonstrate to 15-16 year olds the historical, domestic, industrial, economic, and socio-moral implications of chemistry. Briefly describes each package and reviews assessment results. (DS)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Sackmary, Arnold, Ed.; Winters, Stanley A., Ed. – 1969
The collection of readings on the slow learner contains articles on understanding the educable adolescent, the interdisciplinary approach, organizing experience units for the educable mentally handicapped, operant conditioning techniques to establish motivation, and curriculum ideas. Included are discussions of developmental schedules of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes, Exceptional Child Education
King, David C.; Stillman, Peter R. – 1976
Two booklets, a guide and a handbook, comprise the grades 7-9 component of a series of guides for incorporating environmental education into the existing curriculum. The materials emphasize a multidisciplinary approach, use the concept of interdependence as an organizing theme, and offer suggestions for using the local community as a resource.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
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Butlin, Chris – Physics Education, 1988
Suggests an application basis for a combined science and technology education. Describes the development of ideas and materials for a course in "physics from its applications and use." Gives a sample activity from the course. Evaluates the program in terms of its requirements and directions. (CW)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
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Day, Michael D. – Studies in Art Education, 1987
Describes two studies of art instruction offered to secondary school students which integrated art production with critical and historical learning and provided some comparisons with non-integrated approaches. Provides observations of high school art programs that included art history and criticism as part of the integrated art curriculum. (AEM)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Activities
Patton, Bob; And Others – 1975
This manual was prepared to guide educators in developing curriculum using performance (behavioral) objectives that include content information. The material is presented in three units: writing a unit of instruction, teaching a unit of instruction, and supplementing a unit of instruction. Each unit contains terminal and specific objectives for…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
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Keoseian, Therese; Ladd, Richard; Moakley, Rosanna; Pierce, Constance – National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, 1998
This unit was created as a result of a summer institute sponsored by the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. The Center's goal is to improve student learning of foreign languages in kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12). To this end, the Center provides professional support for foreign language…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fairy Tales, Foreign Countries
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Logan, Eileen; Magurn, Lisa; Schwester, Jennifer Applegate – National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, 1998
This unit was created as a result of a summer institute sponsored by the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. The Center's goal is to improve student learning of foreign languages in kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12). To this end, the Center provides professional support for foreign language…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Familiarity, Lecture Method