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Download full textStewart, Marilyn; Talley-Jones, Kathy – 1998
The three lessons in this interdisciplinary curriculum unit invite students to explore the meaning of landmarks, places, people, and ideas that distinguish their environment. Lessons include: (1) "Looking Close to Home"; (2) "Moving Out into the Community"; and (3) "Celebrating Landmarks." Each lesson contains student…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Community Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Heritage Education
Peer reviewedStuesser, Lee; Love, James – History and Social Science Teacher, 1981
Describes a secondary school teacher resource package based on the development of a southern Ontario community, St. John's. The sequential program is designed to develop history and geography research skills. A sample lesson is provided. (KC)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
Blackburn, Marc K. – 1999
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Pioneer Square Historic District," and other sources about Seattle (Washington) and the Klondike Gold Rush. The lesson helps students understand how Seattle exemplified the prosperity of the Klondike Gold Rush after 1897 when news of a gold strike in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Historic Sites, Local History, Primary Sources
Newbery, Elizabeth – 1987
This packet is intended as an aid to teachers in the United Kingdom bringing groups of children to visit Yarmouth Castle (Isle of Wight). The materials are aimed at the upper junior and lower secondary school student although adaptations of information and ideas would make it more widely applicable. The packet consists of a teacher's handbook and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cultural Centers, Exhibits, Foreign Countries
Stainton, Richard – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Reported is how junior high school students, prompted by the construction of a local housing authority scheme, produced an information booklet for new residents which covered the history, facilities, and services of the community. Outlined are procedures, activities, problems, and results. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Services, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedAdomanis, James F. – OAH Magazine of History, 1989
Suggests using local history, primary source material, and comparative history to alleviate the boredom most students experience when studying the Reconstruction period of U.S. history. Provides an example of comparative history usage through a discussion of ante-bellum Maryland and the history of Liberia. (KO)
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Local History
Athey, Lois E., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This study guide seeks to provide resources to bring the voices and experiences of Panamanian students into classrooms. This guide includes: (1) "History of a Canal" (in English and Spanish) (Pablo Neruda); (2) "Poems by Cubena"; (3) "Maps of Panama and The Canal Zone"; (4) "Historical Overview: Panama…
Descriptors: African Studies, Area Studies, Colonialism, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTersigni, J. F. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1990
Discusses a field trip to Lucan, Ontario to research the story of the Donnelly family murders of 1880. Describes sites visited, student activities, and contacts made with local individuals familiar with the story. Includes class follow-up activities. Provides an activity on cemeteries and examines educational benefits. (RW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Field Studies, Field Trips, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBaron, Stephen; Haldane, Douglas – British Journal of Special Education, 1991
The history, philosophy, and outcomes of the Camphill communities in Scotland for children and adults in need of special care are discussed and evaluated. Controversial aspects of training the disabled within an enclosed separatist context are discussed, as is the program's role in relation to the English National Curriculum. (PB)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Collective Settlements, Community Characteristics, Community Study
Williams, Mary Ann – 1993
This activity book accompanies the permanent "Africa Exhibit" at the Field Museum in Chicago (Illinois). The exhibit and the activities are designed to help students become aware of the diversity of Africa, its peoples and cultures, and its rich history. Some activities are intended for use at the exhibit while others ask students to…
Descriptors: African History, African Studies, Area Studies, Community Resources
Smith, Denise – 1999
Three Spanish explorers who visited the southern California region were Juan Cabrillo, Sebastian Vizcaino, and Gaspar de Portola. In the 1500s, the king of Spain sent explorers from Mexico to Baja and Alta, California, (most of today's California) looking for new wealth, gold, and a waterway to the Strait of Anian. Europeans thought that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Based Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 3
Corbishley, Mike, Ed.; Glen, Ken, Ed. – Heritage Learning, 1999
The spring special theme issue of English Heritage's, "Discover Your Heritage," celebrates half a million years of history. The publication contains a poster and timeline (from Boxgrove to the Channel Tunnel) which should be a useful classroom resource. In the center of the issue is a unique pullout aimed at younger students which…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Community Characteristics, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedStevens, Jacqueline; Riggs, Howard N. – Canadian Social Studies, 1992
Discusses teaching eighth-grade students about the Middle Ages at St. John's School in St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Explores a lesson in Montreal history offered to third- and fourth-grade students at the city's Hampstead School. Describes an environmental education unit for kindergarteners at Montreal's Edinburgh School. (DK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedColle-Michel, Marcella – European Education, 1993
Reports on a European teachers' seminar. Points out the difficulties of making generalizations about history instruction in European nations. Concludes that it is essential to emphasize societal aspects that bind people together and that national history should be taught in a European and global context. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Bolitho, Annie; Hutchinson, Mary – 1998
This writing resource book offers ideas for sharing stories, turning them into text, and reaching a wider audience through simple publishing processes in community settings and through group processes. Chapter 1 shows how the "Building Canberra" project, on which the book is based, came about. It discusses the policy framework in which…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Community Programs
