The author describes an activity day during the Thanksgiving Day holidays in which games of physical skill were developed dealing with themes of turkeys, Pilgrims, and Indians. (MJB)

Five elementary teachers explain how they orient pupils and get learning started on the first day of school--whether or not their supplies or textbooks have arrived--by building learning activities around a common interest like dogs, earthworms, football, or the Statue of Liberty. (Editor/SJL)

Outlines 39 multidisciplinary learning activities about the circus, 19 for the primary grades and 20 for the middle grades. (SJL)

This learning center for six- and seven-year olds presents language, math, science, and study skill activities about peanuts. (SJL)

Suggestions are made for using traditional Halloween activities, such as jack-o'-lantern carving, bobbing for apples, and trick-or-treating, for classroom learning. (SJL)

Use of the Olympics as a teaching and motivational tool by teachers and coaches can be a catalyst to student learning. Ideas for science projects, instruction in sport technique, a mini-Olympics, career choice information, health and nutrition education, and many other activities are suggested. (MT)

The author suggests ocean life as a motivating theme for the elementary art curriculum. (SJL)

Suggests 21 ways that Mother Goose rhymes may be used to enliven lessons in all elementary subject areas. (SJL)

Presents an overview of an interdisciplinary animal behavior unit on wolves, including aspects of science, social studies, and language arts. Includes sources of wolf information. (MKR)

This chapter from the book "A New View: Economics and the Zoo" makes use of a zoo setting to teach basic concepts of economics. The chapter presents zoo-related learning activities on the concepts of revenue, community support, and philanthropy. (DB)

Intended as a response to recent developments in reading research and a demand by primary-grade teachers for a comprehension-based instructional framework, this book adapts the Guided Comprehension Model introduced in the author/educator's book "Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for Grades 3-8." According to the book, the Guided…

In this updated resource book, for the Elementary Social Studies Curriculum in Canada, civics education is integrated with all other components of social studies. In its broadest sense, civics involves both learning about government and the political process, and acquiring the knowledge and developing the attitudes and skills that enable effective…

This teaching guide uses thematic units based on several sets of appropriate social studies national standards, specifically, economics, environmental education, geography, and history. The thematic units provide a holistic perspective to students' learning in the classroom/school and at field-based sites in the community/region. Lessons in the…

"A Place at the Table" contains a teacher's guide, a 40-minute videotape and a 144-page textbook. The kit is designed to help students explore the historical, ongoing struggle to realize the national ideals of freedom and equality. This teacher's guide comprises 13 lesson plans (one for the video and one for each of the 12 chapters in…