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Dianna, Michael A. – 1984
Because all social studies classes require competence in time and chronology concepts, a sampling of ideas that elementary social studies teachers can use to help children understand time and chronology are presented followed by a list of skills necessary to help children understand the time system, the calendar, and chronology. Examples of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Resource Materials
Agosta, Karin – Instructor, 1981
An annotated bibliography of recommended materials parents can use at home to reinforce basic skills. Citations are grouped by age levels, preschool through the eighth grade. Publishers' addresses and prices are provided. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Home Study, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMaletsky, Evan M., Ed.; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1980
A card game designed to help high school students drill basic arithmetic operations in general mathematics classes is presented. Activity sheets suitable for reproduction are included. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Drills (Practice), Educational Games, Games
Peer reviewedBennett, Clifford T. – Social Science Record, 1979
Presents two sample lessons designed to promote research skills at the secondary level. A world studies and an American history lesson are outlined. Students find answers to questions by consulting encyclopedias, histories, and dictionaries. Discussion of the learning experience follows. (KC)
Descriptors: American History, Basic Skills, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedGerrard, Dennis – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
Three learning activities, test strategies, and teacher suggestions are provided to help intermediate and secondary-level teachers teach skills in history and the social sciences. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Download full textCanadian Foundation for Economic Education, Toronto. – 1988
This report provides a description of and content specifications for video and print resources designed to reinforce basic language arts, mathematics, and problem-solving skills through the integration of five economic concepts into the curriculum of the early elementary grades: (1) scarcity, (2) opportunity cost, (3) consumption, (4) production,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Concept Teaching, Economics Education, Elementary Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1981
This handbook provides information on establishing and running learning centers in an elementary school classroom. A learning center is a station containing instruction and materials for one particular project. Every center should include multimedia and manipulative materials that support the topic or skill that is being focused upon. Students use…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Design, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1980
The Senior Citizens and Parents as Resources for the Classroom (SPARC) project is designed to maximize the learning potential of students. Through the SPARC project, parent and community volunteers, guided by professional educators, can help to meet student needs. This elementary school manual has been compiled by and for the teachers and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Creative Writing, Educational Games
Shaw, Marilyn B.; Roark, Mary – 1977
This book of instructional materials for adult basic education teachers is a collection of exercises and activities which involve the use of resources found in the everyday environment of adults, relate to adult coping skills, and provide students with practice in language and computation. Following a brief introduction and discussion of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Materials
Bolger, Charlene – 1980
Elementary students are introduced to a wide variety of reference materials. Separate sections contain activities for using an atlas, "The Book of Lists," dictionaries, encyclopedias, "Familiar Quotations," games, "The Guiness Book of World Records," magazines, multi-references, newspapers, the "T.V. Guide,"…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1986
This handbook suggests ways elementary school teachers might use industrial arts (IA) activities as an alternative to traditional textbook assignments to teach or to reinforce some skills included in the state list of essential learning skills. An overview provides background information: a definition, content, scope and sequence for IA, and the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Computers
Baecher, Charlotte; And Others – 1973
In this publication, one of a series of six for the Consumer Education Materials (CEMP), form and focus are given to skills emphasized at the elementary school level which parallel consumer competencies. The case studies are organized in two sections. The first section, case studies of interdisciplinary programs, examines a variety of approaches…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Consumer Education
Natour, Denise M.; And Others – 1990
The curriculum consists of 16 units covering: (1) addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers; (2) common fractions; (3) mixed numbers; and (4) decimals. Each unit consists of a pretest, assignment of lessons as needed, and a posttest. Paper-and-pencil worksheets that accompany the computer lessons are an integral part of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1981
Designed to help parents teach their children some of the basic skills of mathematics, this guide provides numerous mathematics activities and suggests children's books that combine both mathematics and reading skills. It is felt that mathematics has a part in any occupation or hobby, and parents have a great deal of impact on children's mastery…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
VanPatten, Muriel; And Others – 1979
These guidelines are designed to assist school districts in the development and implementation of new programs or in strengthening existing programs in consumer economics education at all levels. A variety of resources are included. The need for consumer economics education is discussed and a definition is provided. Goals are listed. Objectives,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
