Preparing students to be scientifically literate citizens and ready for future course work demands that teachers take time and effort to teach writing strategies embedded in middle school science. Illustrates successful ways of integrating writing into science classrooms. (Contains 11 references.) (ASK)

Describes problems faced in an interdisciplinary course taught by the authors on major 19th and 20th century figures and ideas in the humanities (literature, music, art, and philosophy). Tells how they refashioned it to focus on depth rather than breadth. Offers some hard-won insights and advice for those embarking on interdisciplinary teaching.…

Describes an activity in which students learn to play three mathematically disparate rhythms on conga drums as an introduction to exploring ratios. (Contains 16 references.) (ASK)

A New York magnet school project had parents and their children create their own square for a quilt that was displayed at the school. The event gave families, many of whom had limited English proficiency and did not participate in school activities, an understanding of the school's expectations for their children. Related student activities…

Presents an activity in which students develop a handy strategy for exploring probability as applied in the life sciences by learning to use the Punnett square, an effective tool that helps students visualize sample spaces and determine the likelihood of events. (ASK)

The advent of the No Child Left Behind legislation has produced mandates that focus heavily on reading skills. Writing has a secondary role, while speaking and listening skills are almost insignificant in terms of instructional time. NCLB mandates have translated into block scheduling for reading in many schools. This can be very useful when the…

Drawing on theory and practice, the authors argue that, rather than trying to "cover" all grammatical skills, something traditionally done in many classrooms, and with limited results, teachers can more successfully teach less grammar with better results by focusing on key grammatical options and skills in the context of actual writing, throughout…

A thematic approach provides the best opportunity for children to discover the linkage among science, mathematics, and language arts. This document examines the different physical properties of water in the forms of frost, snowflakes, snow, and ice. The seven integrated investigations explore freezing, melting, insulation, how snow affects the…

A thematic approach provides the best opportunity for children to discover the linkage among science, mathematics, and language arts. This document explores the water cycle. Investigations are divided into six key areas: (1) comparing the size of raindrops; (2) learning to measure rain; (3) making rainbows; (4) exploring the principles of…

This book encourages teachers to integrate literature and science. It is organized by grade levels: kindergarten through fifth grade. Each grade level is divided into thematic units: animals, plants, the human body, earth science, space, energy and motion, and ecology. Student objectives are given with brief descriptions and notations identifying…

Using a literature-based thematic unit to teach language arts in concert with science, social studies, mathematics, and art, a Scottish teacher instilled in her 6- and 7-year-old pupils an understanding of their own lives, a love for language, and a feeling of satisfaction and pride in their accomplishments. The teacher developed a topic based on…

The recent interest of a number of educators in the reciprocal processes in the various school subjects and literacy (in the hope of achieving better teaching and more student involvement, interest, and enjoyment) is worthy of the careful consideration of all educators. All teachers involved in merging school subjects into a unit of study must be…

Both good art teaching and good mathematics teaching are based on shared language, problem solving, and planned experiences with many materials to develop concepts and practice skills. This book provides a framework of activities by year level that integrate mathematics and art to enrich the elementary classroom. Each activity lists mathematics…

This text discusses how to create and incorporate effective writing assignments throughout the mathematics curriculum. It also emphasizes engaging students in a dialogue about mathematics while they are trying to learn. The first section provides concrete advice with a large number of examples so that an instructor can successfully begin to use…

This curriculum guide provides the means for elementary students to develop an understanding and appreciation of drama as an integral part of the educational process. It concentrates on the process rather than the product of dramatic art, and provides a sequential progression of ideas, exercises, and strategies which can be adapted by teachers to…