This curriculum guide is for the first phase of Ohio's Career Development Program, the Career Motivation Program for Grades K-6. Intended for use by elementary school teachers in the classroom, the guide is divided into three major parts: Grades K-2, Grades 3-4, and Grades 5-6. Each unit contains developmental objectives, behavioral objectives,…

Intended to help teachers put early childhood theories and information into daily lesson planning, this guide provides a system for organizing lesson objectives, methods, and materials in order to write effective lesson plans. Chapter 1 introduces the guidebook and covers a lesson planning system, developmentally appropriate practice, standards in…

The kindergarten instructional unit, part of a grade school level career education series, is designed to assist learners in relating present experiences to past and future ones. Before the main body of the lessons is described field testing results are reported and key items are presented: the concepts, the estimated instructional time, the…

This grade 2 science curriculum guide contains three activity units: (1) insects; (2) measuring; and (3) sink or float. Each unit contains a rationale, teacher background material, lesson plans, and lists of resources including books, audiovisual materials, resource persons, and science activity modules. The lesson plans list the science processes…

This document consists of a series of worksheets and lesson plans created by social studies teachers for use in an eighth grade urban studies course. The worksheets are designed to help students to discover first themselves, then the school, the community and the work world beyond school. Some examples of worksheet topics are: a chronological list…

Developed to assist grade 7-10 teachers in the Cleveland Public Schools in starting a career education program in conjunction with their specific subject areas, this guidebook contains fifty-two lesson plans. Each lesson plan lists objectives, activities, materials, vocabulary, and related occupations. Each lesson is categorized as being…

A French language curriculum that integrates career and self-exploration activities is presented. The unit is divided into nine mini-units for the teacher that include the following: career or careers to be role-played, student grouping, time allotment, materials needed, a day-to-day explanation of the student activities, and followup activities.…

This grade 1 science curriculum guide contains three activity units: (1) seeds; (2) patterns; and (3) magnets. Each unit contains a letter introducing the unit to parents, teacher background material, lesson plans, and activity sheets. The lesson plans list the science processes involved, content objectives, time frame, group size, vocabulary,…

This Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) education curriculum was developed for boys and girls, ages 6 to 17 years. It is a supplement to a similar program, "SMART Moves," aimed at prevention of drug abuse and premature sexual activity. The Act SMART prevention team should consist of a staff…

The fifth grade instructional unit, part of a grade school level career education series, is designed to assist learners in understanding how present experiences relate to past and future ones. Before the main body of the lessons is described field test results are reported and key items are presented: the concepts, the estimated time for…

The sixth grade instructional unit, part of a field-tested grade school level career education series, is designed to assist learners in understanding how present experiences relate to past and future ones. Before the main body of the lessons is described, field testing results are reported and key items are presented: the concepts, the estimated…

This grade 3 science curriculum guide contains three activity units: (1) measurement; (2) flight; and (3) plants. Each unit contains a letter introducing the unit to parents, teacher background, unit vocabulary, and lesson plans. The lesson plans list the science processes involved, content objectives, materials required, time frame, group size,…

This grade 4 science curriculum guide contains three activity units: (1) communities; (2) electricity; and (3) chemistry. Each unit contains a unit overview, teacher background material, lesson plans, book list, and suggested resources. The lesson plans list the science processes involved, content objectives, materials needed, time frame, group…

This grade 5 science curriculum guide contains four activity units: (1) mineral identification; (2) earth science; (3) soil analysis; and (4) small friends community. Each unit contains a letter to the parents to introduce the unit, lesson plans, and word searches. The lesson plans list the science processes involved, content objectives,…

Designed for high risk children with learning needs in the development of academic, social, physical, or conceptual skills, this manual identifies and presents, in a developmental sequence, a preschool program for disadvantaged and migrant five-year-old children. The program's fundamental goal is to prepare each disadvantaged and/or migrant…