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Ediger, Marlow – 1994
Writing, one of the three r's, must receive major emphasis in teaching-learning situations. Writing should permeate all curriculum areas. Both practical and creative writing need adequate emphasis. The student should be involved in selecting objectives, learning opportunities, and appraisal procedures. The writing teacher then becomes a guide,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Expression, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
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Gifford, Richard – Primary Science Review, 1997
Argues that a well-planned science lesson is also a language lesson and that many of the skills cited in Science in the National Curriculum can also be regarded as language skills. Discusses the acquisition of scientific language by children. (DDR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bower, Paula Rogovin – Learning, 1993
Article presents suggestions for motivating elementary students to learn by combining science and writing. The strategies include planning the right environment; teaching the scientific method; establishing a link to literature; and making time for students to observe, experiment, and write. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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Clidas, Jeanne – Science and Children, 1996
Describes the results of a project in which students adopt a three-meter-by-three-meter plot and make periodic observations of changes in the plot. Students keep a journal, involve their families in plot observations, and visit one another's plots. (DDR)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
Tunnell, Michael O.; Ammon, Richard – 1993
This collection of writings by trade book authors, public school teachers, and college-faculty offers support for using children's literature in history education. Divided into three parts, the Introduction asks "Why Teach History to the Young?" (Terrie L. Epstein). Part 1, "The Creative Process," addresses the process of writing and illustrating…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Jorgensen, Karen L.; Venable, James W. – 1993
This book details the studio setting of a history workshop in which learners discuss the meaning of artifacts, oral history transcriptions, historical photographs, and other firsthand sources from the past. Teachers facilitate interactions among children and play the role of elders, guiding younger learners as they explore a variety of historical…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, History Instruction
Mullen, T. Patrick – 1994
This brief position paper describes the integration of children's literature into the social studies/humanities methods course for elementary school teachers at California State University (Rialto). The course is built around a thematic unit approach and reading and writing across the curriculum in order to give future teachers a model in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, History, Humanities
Burns, Marilyn – Instructor, 1995
Writing during math supports students' learning as they clarify their ideas and highlight what they understand. This article presents math and writing strategies, answers to common questions, various math writing assignments, and math activities that lead to writing. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Essays
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Handley, Leslie Mills, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1993
Presents two interdisciplinary lessons combining social studies, reading, and writing. Includes recommended children's literature for both lessons. Suggests classroom activities designed to teach history and social studies through reading historical fiction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, History Instruction
Kepler, Lynne; And Others – Instructor, 1995
Elementary across-the-curriculum ideas include hands-on science activities that investigate animal survival, civics education via bicycle safety instruction, writing skills development by illumination, and math instruction by reading a story then solving problems. An end-of-the-year theme unit has students read poems then play related games. (SM)
Descriptors: Bicycling, Civics, Educational Games, Elementary Education
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Raban, Bridie – Cambridge Journal of Education, 1990
Describes the United Kingdom's National Writing Project, examining schools in Berkshire that emphasized writing to teach secondary school students science, math, design, and technology. Results suggest teachers need more knowledge about writing for learning in school subjects if they are going to stress the role of writing across the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Freeland, Kent; Smith, Kay – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1993
Presents an interdisciplinary unit on flight and space designed for the fourth grade. Describes class activities and a field trip that are integral parts of the unit. Provides suggestions for teachers wishing to create similar interdisciplinary units. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aviation Education, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
Kay, Andrew L.; Golden, Michael – Learning, 1991
Presents ideas on integrating science fiction into language arts, science, social studies, and math. Suggestions include an interstellar journey, imaginative language lessons, futuristic social studies, extraterrestrial life studies, intergalactic math, and science fiction story writing. (SM)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
Burns, Marilyn; And Others – Instructor, 1994
Presents several across-the-curriculum activities for elementary teachers. Math activities include reading a book and dividing with beans. Science activities teach about caves and about the weather. A writing activity explains how to inspire students to write good stories. An art activity focuses on Chinese landscapes. (SM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Risinger, C. Frederick; And Others – Learning, 1995
Presents suggestions for making social studies interesting and motivating to students. The first article offers six strategies to make lessons dynamic. Several other articles go into the classroom to see how teachers are making social studies real to their students. Resources for further information are included. (SM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
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