A variety of lesson notes and materials prepared for use in the Environmental Studies Program of the Virgin Islands Department of Education are assembled in this handbook. The overall objective of the program is direct exposure of young Virgin Islanders to a unique cultural and natural heritage in order to increase awareness of and sensitivity to…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of area with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of length with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of mass with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concepts of volume and capacity with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each…

This guide was designed to serve as a tool which elementary teachers may use to incorporate basic princples concerning the conservation of all natural resources into their instruction. From the suggestions offered, teachers are encouraged to develop concepts in six major areas: soil, water, minerals, wildlife, plants, and resources--recreational,…

Three valuable approaches to utilize in improving the social studies curriculum may be to develop resource units, teaching units, and lesson plans. Resource units contain a collection of more objectives, learning activities, evaluation techniques, and bibliographical entries than can possibly be used by a given teacher for a particular classroom…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of temperature with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity…

Local history as source material for environmental education is uniquely portrayed in this resource kit. Utilizing a Winona County Historical Society publication, "The Beaver Story" and accompanied by a teacher's guide, "The Buried Town of Beaver," and other teaching aids, a case study of the area can be developed. Based on the reminiscences of…

Presents a resource guide with a broad range of classroom activities and suggested materials for classroom use at the elementary level in the area of careers in airplane transportation. This career development unit seeks to introduce students to different career clusters found in the community and stimulates self evaluation by students. (BR)

The elementary grades resource units were prepared to provide students with occupational information to make them aware of the meaning of work and to present the "world of work" in a manner appropriate to the students' state of development. This document is comprised of teaching units for the several elementary grades, with information…

This Arkansas art education curriculum guide for grades 1 to 6 covers basic concepts, vocabulary, activities, and evaluation for each grade. The basic concepts to be taught throughout these grades include line, shape, color, space, drawing, painting, printing, art history, and art careers. Specific art techniques and types of arts are introduced…

This classroom guide for metric education included a brief rationale and history of metrics, a preliminary metric quiz, a symbol summary, and a list of recommended instructional materials. The guide is comprised primarily of four sections covering the topics of: weight, length, volume, and temperature. Each of these sections contains goals and…

The Essential Learning Skills Television Project is developing 60 15-minute programs and related print materials designed to blend and review math and language skills while focusing on the reasoning process. (Author/IRT)

This guide provides trainers with a format and process for conducting inservice education programs for elementary school teachers on the use of the Management for Effective Teaching (MET) support kit. Project MET is a program developed to aid teachers in the Fairfax County (Virginia) public schools in implementing the school district curriculum,…