The curriculum guide for use with preschool handicapped children provides 28 activity units as well as general teaching suggestions. An initial section covers ideas for adapting activities to specific handicapping conditions including the visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically handicapped, and mentally disabled. Subsections also cover…

A SEVENTH-GRADE WORLD GEOGRAPHY COURSE FOR MIDDLE TRACK STUDENTS IS PRESENTED. GENERALIZATIONS FOR EACH UNIT, ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING AND LISTS OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, ARE INCLUDED. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DERIVE GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES FROM THEIR STUDY OF THE SPECIFIC. TEN UNITS FOR STUDY ENCOMPASS THE CONTINENTS.

THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF FOUR MAJOR TOPICS--EQUATIONS, FUNCTIONS, GRAPHING, AND SIGNED NUMBERS. EACH TOPIC CAN BE INITIATED INDEPENDENTLY AND BUILT CUMULATIVELY THROUGHOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES. THE TOPICS ARE DEVELOPED LARGELY THROUGH GAMES AND/OR LESSONS DESIGNED TO HELP PUPILS DISCOVER "SECRET" PATTERNS OR DEVELOP TENTATIVE…

COMPOSITION, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES, ADAPTABLE FOR STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS, ARE SUGGESTED. TEACHERS SHOULD DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF THEIR OWN STUDENTS, REINFORCE THEIR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS, AND IMPROVE AND CONTINUE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS. UNIFYING CONCEPTS FOR EACH UNIT, WITH THE TYPE OF LITERATURE RECOMMENDED TO REINFORCE AND…

THE CALASANCTIUS PREPARATORY SCHOOL ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE TEACHING METHODS AND CURRICULA FOR GIFTED CHILDREN THROUGH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION. THROUGH A CHALLENGING PROGRAM, ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CHILDREN ARE ASSISTED IN DEVELOPING THEIR TALENTS, PREPARING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN COLLEGE, AND DEVELOPING MORAL RESPONSIBILITY. COURSES INCLUDE…

AN ELECTIVE CHEMISTRY COURSE IS DESIGNED TO BE EQUALLY VALUABLE TO BOTH FUTURE SCIENTISTS AND NONSCIENTISTS. THE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND RELATIONSHIPS RATHER THAN ON DESCRIPTIVE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY. MAJOR OBJECTIVES ARE--TO SURVEY THE PRESENT STATE OF CHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE, TO EXAMINE IN SOME DEPTH CENTRAL CHEMICAL CONCEPTS…

INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE ARE OVERVIEWS OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN GRADES 5, 8, AND 11, WITH SUGGESTED TIME ALLOTMENTS FOR EACH UNIT. GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED, REINFORCED, AND EXTENDED FOR THE 8TH GRADE ARE LISTED. UNIT OUTLINES INDICATE THE MAJOR TOPICS TO BE DEVELOPED, THE CONTENT, AND SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES. SPECIFIC…

TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION, THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES ARE GIVEN--TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO DEVELOP APPRECIATION OF BASIC DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES, TO PROMOTE A DESIRE FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP, TO INFORM STUDENTS OF THE BASIC RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION, TO OUTLINE A PROJECT OF…

THE UNIT OF STUDY FOR MODERN MATH IS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM OLD TEXTBOOKS INTO THE NEW SILVER BURDETT COMPANY SERIES, "MODERN ARITHMETIC THROUGH DISCOVERY." EACH CONCEPT PRESENTED IS BASED ON FAMILIAR CONCEPTS. EACH IS DEVELOPED GRADUALLY AND DIRECTED TOWARD PARTICULAR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. THE FIRST CONCEPT DEVELOPED IS…

EIGHT UNITS OF WORLD HISTORY AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY ARE USED IN THE SIXTH GRADE AT GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN. THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRST UNIT, "MAN LEARNS TO USE HIS WORLD," IS TO CONSIDER CONTRIBUTIONS OF CULTURE BY OTHER CIVILIZATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THIS HISTORY OF PRIMITIVE PEOPLES AND CIVILIZATIONS IS TAUGHT. POSSIBLE GROUP…

A TENTH-GRADE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM GUIDE IS PRESENTED. THE FOUR UNITS OF STUDY ARE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, VARIETY OF LIFE, DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE, AND CONTINUITY OF LIFE. ALSO INCLUDED ARE AN OUTLINE COURSE OF STUDY, A STATEMENT OF COURSE OBJECTIVES, SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS, A DESCRIPTION OF FIVE TEACHING METHODS (CLASS DISCUSSION, THE…

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCT OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. PROBLEM AREAS IN EACH SUBJECT ARE PRESENTED, AND MAJOR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO READING, COMMUNICATION, AND VOCABULARY. TEACHING SUGGESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES ARE PRESENTED IN OUTLINE FORM. ENRICHMENT COURSES IN READING,…

Contained in the curriculum planning guide developed by the Chapel Hill Gifted-Handicapped Project are a model, a training sequence, and 17 instructional units for use with preschool gifted children. The model is explained to be based on the hierarchy of cognitive tasks developed by B. Bloom. A worksheet for teachers suggests activities to help…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE IS TO INSTILL IN THE PUPILS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PURPOSES AND METHODS OF SCIENCE RATHER THAN TO IMPART A CERTAIN BODY OF FACTS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION AND EXPERIMENTATION SO THAT THE PUPIL WILL LEARN TO THINK CRITICALLY AND TO DEVELOP A QUESTIONING MIND. CONTINUITY…