These worksheets, involving polygonal shape made with four hexagons, are given. Students are to develop problem-solving skills involving congruence and symmetry. (MP)

The unit approach to instruction in the kindergarten and primary grades is considered as an example of learning by doing. In guiding a unit, the teacher must have thorough basic plans but must be willing to let the students substitute their ideas for hers. Part of the purpose of unit work is to let children discover for themselves what process is…

This publication, a collection of instructional activities with decision-making as the main focus, is correlated to the "Give and Take" video/film series developed for a consortium of state and provincial education agencies. Presented are concepts related to the risks in taking advantage of economic opportunities, and instructional activities…

The program materials in this book are offered as a resource for group meetings with parents of preschool children. Fourteen units are provided, each focusing on a different topic. Topics include the development of the child's self-image, language abilities, and physical movement abilities. Some units provide guidelines for story reading and story…

Given are activities involving the use of triangles and triangle paper, in the form of problems that require searching for different possibilities to fit a given condition. (MP)

Teacher-developed materials are described, with six activity cards and a discussion of the objectives of the full set of materials. (MP)

This multidisciplinary preschool nutrition education curriculum was written for use in the instruction of 3- to 5-year-olds in the National Head Start program. Introductory notes on cooking experiences for Head Start children and suggested menus for young children are followed by nine units. The curriculum incorporates a variety of teaching…

The collection of lesson units for grades 3 and 4 is part of a K-6 career education program. Learning activities relate the subject areas directly to occupations, emphasizing how the skills of the various disciplines are needed in different jobs. Some of the suggested techniques are field trips, guest speakers, and role playing. Included also are…

The collection of lesson units for grades 5 and 6 is part of a K-6 career education program. Learning activities relate the subject areas directly to occupations, emphasizing how the skills of the various disciplines are needed in different jobs. Some of the suggested techniques are field trips, guest speakers, and role playing. Included also are…

The publication is the first in a series of activity books for kindergarten and first grade students. The activity book consists of materials for the teacher, including lesson objectives, narration, activities, resources, and student materials. The book aims to foster knowledge about careers while improving basic skills. The unit focuses on the…

The opportunity for grade 5-6 students to explore careers and technology is provided by the curriculum guide, which is a component of Project LET (Learning Experiences in Technology). Inherent in each component is an awareness of careers and the way man does things. The guide is intended to be used as a working copy for professional staff. The…

Designed to help elementary school students understand sex role stereotyping, these classroom activities have been compiled from sex equity projects at local, state, and national levels. The selection criteria included: (1) appeal to elementary students; (2) the inclusion of mathematics or language arts exercises within an activity; and (3)…

This collection of lesson units for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 is part of a K-6 series. Its purpose is to provide an early introduction to career education. The lessons for kindergarten focus on school and family work roles. Learning experiences for grades 1 and 2 relate math, science, social studies, language arts, health, and art directly…

The teacher's guide is intended for use in conjunction with 15-minute instructional television lessons featuring occupational clusters (construction, communications and media, business and office, health, industrial, transportation, public and personal services, consumer and homemaking, marketing and distribution), for fourth, fifth, and sixth…

This package contains over one hundred activities in environmental education designed for student use in grades K through 12. Each activity has been classified by the editors according to the most appropriate grade level, subject matter, environmental concept involved, and environmental problem area. Subject areas are science, mathematics, social…