Developed by classroom teachers, university professors, and personnel from the Oklahoma State Department of Education, this guide is an effort to assist teachers in locating and utilizing safety materials as well as to assist them in developing well-balanced safety programs for the children and young people in the state. The preschool and…

Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, this curriculum unit introduces third and fourth graders to variations in language. Students are led from recognizing that we associate certain sounds with specific settings to recognizing that we associate certain dialects with specific regions. Lessons 1 through 7 involve the use of three…

This curriculum unit, developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, is intended for use with fifth and sixth graders as a guide for writing. Included are discussions of the various marks of punctuation and the rules for using them, the use of capitals, writing dialog and paragraphs, and the mechanics of letter writing. The guide can be used…

This curriculum guide is intended to introduce elementary school students to folktales and fairy tales. Three categories of tales, each containing four examples, are included: "Encounters with Wee Folk,""Foolish Use of Wishes," and "Unlikely Success." The folktales and fairy tales in this unit are described as…

This curriculum guide is intended to introduce fifth and sixth grade children to narrative prose and verse. The guide includes analyses of, suggested activities for, and questions about Rudyard Kipling's "The Cat That Walked by Himself," Jack London's "The Story of Keesh," Ernest Thompson Seton's "The Springfield Fox"…

This book presents an experimental approach to the teaching of biology in secondary schools. Starting with a unit on microscopy, the study centers on animals. The two particular examples taken are those of the rat and the rabbit. A number of experiments have been suggested on nutrition, circulation, respiration, sweat, excretion, skin, regulation…

Secondary school driver education courses should provide the student with cognitive and affective learning experiences as well as psychomotor skills. Developed through the cooperation of an advisory committee, workshop group, and other consultants, this curriculum guide is intended to help teachers, supervisors, program administrators and teacher…

This guide is designed to provide teacher-coordinators with: (1) guidance in the selection of subjects to teach, (2) a suggested sequence of instruction, (3) suggested time allotments for each subject area, (4) ideas for compiling a teaching curriculum, and (5) a glossary of standard terms used in distributive education. Compiled of the teaching…

An awareness of the environment and its relationship to human health and efficiency are the focal points of this prototype curriculum for grades K-3. Assuming responsibility for creating and maintaining safe and healthy surroundings is urged. Specific curriculum content studies: (1) environmental factors (existing environment and effects, control,…

Development of proper attitudes, personal commitment, and direct involvement regarding the health of the community are the goals of this prototype curriculum for grades 7-9. Since man continues to change his natural environment, increasing awareness of the possible consequences of these changes to human life is stressed. Specific curriculum…

This curriculum guide provides instructional objectives and activities for teaching science in grades 7-9. The objectives are stated in behavioral or performance terms and have been arranged in increasing levels of complexity according to Bloom's Taxonomy. The behavioral objectives generally include two major components: (1) the objective…

This curriculum guide provides instructional objectives and activities for teaching science in grades 10-12. The objectives are stated in behavioral or performance terms and have been arranged in increasing levels of complexity according to Bloom's Taxonomy. The behavioral objectives generally include two major components: (1) the objective…

Behavioral objectives for geometry, algebra, computer mathematics, trigonometry, analytic geometry, calculus, and probability are specified for grades 10 through 12. General objectives are stated for major areas under each topic and are followed by a list of specific objectives for that area. This work was prepared under an ESEA Title III…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Health Education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material for both junior and senior high suggests a time schedule for the major units and presents a program overview. The text is divided into four columns: basic concepts, learning experiences, expected outcomes, and references.…

Based on an experimental project conducted in six elementary schools in New York City, this curriculum guide contains suggested topics to illustrate how industrial arts activities can be correlated with classroom learnings. The materials are planned for implementation from kindergarten to Grade 4, with teacher and student shop-based experiences…