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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of General and Academic Education. – 1972
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…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Instructional Materials, Kindergarten
Cowles, Milly; Aldridge, Jerry – 1992
This guide to designing activity-oriented classrooms for grades K-3 is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of research findings concerning the way children learn and the environments that best facilitate their learning. Chapter 2, which explains ways to set up an activity-oriented classroom, covers the administration's role…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques