Designed as a companion volume to a K-6 curriculum, this collection of career education and guidance activities corresponds to fifty units to be taught by elementary school teachers. Example career education unit topics include these: about myself; about my family; leisure time; basic needs of man; cities; science; and crafts. For each unit,…

This booklet is intended to serve as a basic guide for home economics teachers in adjusting classwork to the metric system. Reproducible student activity sheets constitute a major part of the publication. Teaching suggestions for introducing the metric system are given along with a discussion of the metric units. Also included are lists of student…

The career/educational awareness teaching module is one of a series of six modules prepared by Project SPICE (Special Partnership in Career Education) as a means of providing career awareness information to educable mentally handicapped students (ages 11-to-13 years). After an overview, a module profile is provided which charts the activities and…

This curriculum unit for fourth grade students, developed by the Montelores Studies Center, Cortez, Colorado, which is funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, presents a history of the Ute Indians, suggested activities for students, and a teachers' guide. The history section outlines the historical development of the Ute…

Designed for high school seniors, this unit, consisting of a teaching guide and instructional materials for students, focuses on the nature and meaning of the obligation of an American to his country and himself in regard to military service. Cognitive objectives are to provide students with an understanding of conscription, of the Selective…

This textbook for teachers of noncitizens preparing for naturalization, a non-sequential manual since problems and purposes of each class of candidates for citizenship are uniquely individual, is a resource compilation of guides, effective teaching techniques, various suggested teaching activities, and supplementary materials including…

Human relations units are presented in this guide designed for teachers of secondary grades. The aim is to educate students in the philosophy of humanism. Emphasis is upon social interaction in an attempt to help pupils not only realize their own potential, but moreover, to respond to the needs of others. Each of the four activity units deals with…

Produced by the Alberta, Canada government, this document encourages educators to promote tolerance, understanding, and respect for diversity in Alberta schools. Chapter 1 presents definitions of basic terminology, while chapter 2 outlines a school's role in creating positive conditions for student growth in understanding human similarities and…

In a discussion of the summer training program for teachers of migrant children in the 120 schools served by Region II of California's Office of Migrant Education, the following elements are included: an evaluation of the 1970 summer school program, a description of the program's organization in terms of staff members' responsibilities, and…

This guide provides business teachers with practical ideas for teaching general business. Content is presented in seven sections. The first two sections list fourteen behavioral objectives for a general business course and offer suggestions for course content. Section 3 discusses problems in teaching general business, including reading, arithmetic…

This is a teacher's guide for a seventh grade social studies course designed to help students better understand themselves by examining the physical aspects and the social systems of the world. Background information, objectives, and a course outline are provided in the introduction. For each unit of the course there is an introduction and…

The material in this teacher's manual is the first of three units in the first secondary grade course. (Objectives of the total program are given in ED 048 062.) Beginning with a study of man's social institution, the family, the student examines the American family today using appropriate social data. Examining the New England colonial family…

The focus of the urban sociology teaching guide for grade 12 is on the effect of urbanization upon four of the major social institutions: familial, governmental, economic, and educational. An overall educational objective is to prepare students for developing rational solutions to problems confronting urban society. Objectives are stated in…

A framework of the historical development of African Americans is provided in these social studies units designed for secondary students. The purpose of the guide is to assist teachers in presenting an unbiased view of American history which includes the rich cultural heritage of Africa, thereby giving students an understanding of the significance…

The last of three indepth studies of cultural areas in today's world that comprise course III and build upon a course described in SO003 517 are provided in this secondary teaching guide on Russia. The purpose is to present data on the people, physical environment, and aspects of social, economic, and political life in the hope that students will…