Over 350 activities are suggested for primary and intermediate grade students to learn about aging and older adults. They have been designed for with use with already existing curricula, so that teachers will not feel a need to plan an entire unit on aging. Interdisciplinary in nature, the activities are listed according to the subject areas for…

This supplement classifies approximately 675 titles including only new acquisitions from August 1973 to August 1974. It is suggested that it be used in conjunction with the 1973 original edition. All material is classified according to various divisions as follows: language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, literature, dictionaries,…

The report reviews the recommendations made in an earlier study of occupational education in Massachusetts. The report stresses the need at the secondary level for broadly-conceived inter-disciplinary programs which effectively integrate occupational experiences with all general education values, and recommends 50 percent State funding for such…

This is one unit of the series described in SO 000 378. One of the most important developments in the recent interpretations of American economic history has been the emphasis placed on business. The specific objectives of this unit are enumerated: 1) to realize that all resources are limited and the utilization of these resources is determined by…

Designed to ascertain whether advanced students could apply language skills acquired through a minimum of three years of study to a practical purpose such as an academic subject, this report describes and evaluates a 2-year research project involving the teaching of history in French or Spanish in a number of Virginia high schools. Following a…

Brief remarks about the nature of language study introduce this compendium of aims for different students and levels of instruction. The account considers language form, type, style, and use in the student's society, (2) educational requirements, (3) the student in specialized or general education, and (4) the instructional planner's effect on the…

To describe language development, two longitudinal case studies and a model for studying the patterns of interaction between children and adults are provided. Three groups of children exhibiting developmental speech and language disorders are then presented. First, stuttering children are discussed, with attention given to theory and experimental…

Two films made in the 1960's, "The Troublemakers" and "16 in Webster Groves," present a problem of democracy worthy of young people's consideration--social responsibility--and can be studied in the context of a general unit on responsibility. One way of presenting "16 in Webster Groves" is through devising, distributing, and discussing a poll like…

A complete World Cultures course taught in German at the secondary level is accompanied by a teacher's guide and the final report of the project. Emphasizing the utilization of language skills previously acquired in German 1 and 2, the teacher's guide discusses a multiple approach to the subject matter including: (1) role playing, (2) study guide…

This Title 3 proposal outlines a program of parallel bilingual instruction for non-English speaking Mexican students and Spanish-speaking Anglo students in grades 9-12, designed to assimilate Spanish-speaking students within two years and to improve the Spanish skills of Anglo students. A descriptive section includes information on the community,…

This is a final report on five demonstration programs developed by four professional arts education associations. The program, which had a primary concern of retraining teachers, had for its goals: the reorientation of the school climate towards the arts and affective learning; development of educational programs of high artistic quality in each…

This language program guide is designed for teachers of primary age Spanish-background children who have limited control of standard English, the oral language necessary for success in the usual school environment. The materials included comprise Part Four of the "Primary One Guide." The conceptual content for the 40 lessons is drawn…

This article focuses on open schools or schools without walls, those experiments within the public school system involving a reconceptualization of the role of the school in the educational process. A brief review of the free school movement (those experiments outside public schools) is also included. The stated goal of the open school is to help…

As part of a 3-year comprehensive interdisciplinary program developed by a group of educators from Hackensack High School, New Jersey, this teaching guide for a Grade 10 mathematics unit is designed as a year long study of measurement in preparation for further technical study in Grades 11 and 12. Daily lesson plans for the four sophomore units…

Currently relevant topics in English, biology, architectural skills, and occupations are presented in four teaching units for Grade 10 by means of model lesson plans, unit projects, and a variety of student worksheets. Supplementing the teaching guide are lists of resource and reference ideas ranging from visual aids to vocabulary terms and…