Included in the description of an elementary level home economics program taught by the classroom teacher cooperating with a consultant are: broad goals and generalizations, programs guidelines, a brief curriculum guide, sample learning experiences for each grade level, one lesson plan, and an individualized instruction form. (AJ)

Discusses reforms of the traditional elementary school curriculum in the "History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve" (1987). Emphasizes a history-centered curriculum drawing widely on the social sciences and humanities and involving students in developmentally appropriate…

This curriculum guide describes the instructional program at the Ada H. H. Lewis Middle School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In brief, the goals of the program are to provide the schools' fifth-grade through eighth-grade students with educational opportunities based on an eclectic team-teaching approach. Four separate "houses" accommodate…

The first part of this two-part document is an annotated list of recommended guides for the benefit of schools and agencies that are developing curricula and writing guides for language arts. Its purpose is to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing in order to provide models for schools revising their programs and seeking a variety…

A brief report on the rationale for and procedures involved in the development of a Heart Health Curriculum Guide by teachers of the Peabody Public Schools under a Massachusetts Public Health Grant is given. (YG)

The development of a curriculum and scheme for mathematics instruction at one elementary school is described. (MP)

GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical Education--includes sections on a) exploring movement, b) locomotor and nonlocomotor skills, c) perceptual-motor skills, d) object manipulation, e) ball handling, f) rhythms, g) gymnastics, and h) physical fitness. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first section presents a program…

This document details aspects of the Waukegan Behavior Analysis Follow Through Program, designed for individualized instruction using Heath Elementary Mathematics textbooks. The guide contains five major sections. The first details the structure of the Heath series. Section two covers the process of student placement in the program. The third…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) curriculum is structured in spiral form so that students will have continuing exposure to each content area throughout the program. This approach makes the presentation radically different from scope and sequence approaches commonly provided in commercial textbooks. The document is divided into…

This curriculum guide is one of a series of five books published to supply all appropriate information related to the Hewlett-Packard Mathematics Drill and Practice Program for the computer. This text serves as the primary reference source for the program. The content is divided into two sections. A brief explanation of the curriculum structure is…

Extract from the author's Report to the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future," which will be published by the Commission late 1972. (Author)

The first of two guides provides general program information and suggested activities for the elementary level gifted and talented program of Harrisburg, Illinois, and the second guide provides materials and forms used in the independent study component of the program. The introduction to the general guide discusses the philosophy of the program,…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) curriculum is structured in spiral form so that students will have continuing exposure to each content area throughout the program. This approach makes the presentation radically different from scope and sequence approaches commonly provided in commercial textbooks. The document is divided into…

This document, published by the Ministry of Education of British Columbia, represents an extensive modification of the 1969 permissive elementary science program, a materials-based program which necessitates the involvement of students in scientific activities and explorations. Science teaching involves the student in the processes of science.…

Provides a brief history and description of a field test in the United States and Canada of the National Association for the Advancement of Humane Education's humane education curriculum guide for grades 1-6. (CS)