The curriculum guide (a revision of a 1969 edition) is for teachers of driver and safety education and others interested in promoting its objectives. Part 1 briefly outlines the organization and administration of such a program while Part 2 deals with curriculum and the components of on-highway tasks, readiness tasks, and improvement tasks.…

Within the United States there are minority groups whose beliefs, values, and customs differ from most citizens. Individuals living in Mennonite and Hutterite communities are members of such minority groups. The unique qualities of Mennonite and Hutterite communities present an opportunity for students to see U.S. society from a different vantage.…

Built environment education, an innovative concept, is not a new subject in educational curricula, but rather an approach to traditional areas of study that can be integrated into existing curricula. The goals of built environment education as outlined and developed in this teachers guide are to develop an awareness of surroundings, senses,…

Containing a series of activities that complement the mathematics programme in the primary and junior division (grades 1-6) of an Ontario school system, this resource book relates mathematics skills to everyday usage, allowing children to recognise the value of mathematics in the practical sense. All objectives and strategies are designed to…

The outdoor education program detailed in this document is envisaged as permeating the total elementary/secondary curriculum to study natural topics in natural settings and to promote respect for and appreciation of the natural environment, perception of total environment as a learning area, perception of the interrelationship of all living…

Prepared by an advisory committee composed of members of the National Council for Homemaker Services, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Study Service, and specialists in social work, this teaching unit has been compiled to aid teachers in helping students learn about the homemaker-home health aide service. Included in the unit…

The history of North Carolina from 1763 to 1789 and the issue of state rights are covered in this resource unit. This unit is applicable to a unit on the Bicentennial. The authors have chosen the central theme of state's rights to trace through the specific time period because it is a connecting thread between the opening and closing events of the…

Prepared during the first year of a 3-year pilot program, this working draft of a resource guide represents efforts to develop and field test resource units for career education, Grades 1-6. The units, which include objectives and learning activities, are clustered as follows: (1) Distribution and Marketing, (2) Agriculture-Natural Resources, (3)…

This curriculum guide presents objectives, learning activities, evaluation suggestions, and resources for 13 areas related to creative thinking: (1) observing, noticing, and memory stretching; (2) comparing; (3) classifying; (4) developing language through the senses; (5) finding cause and effect relationships; (6) summarizing; (7) looking for…

This model for starting daily and weekly planning prior to writing lesson or unit plans is intended for elementary school teachers. It is a part of a management support kit designed for teachers by the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools system, which developed the materials to aid teachers in implementing the school system's Program of…

The publication is intended to provide some guidance to educators who are in the process of developing career education units which will be integrated into and correlated with school subjects. The first part of the document focuses on developing resource units, and offers information on goals and objectives, on the integration of career education…

Twenty social studies units present an in-depth investigation of Nigerian geography, culture, history, and government. The guide is intended for use by elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they develop and implement educational programs on Nigeria. Providing general background information, the first two units focus on African geography…