This guide to education concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) contends that schools as community agencies must help students learn to make rational decisions which will result in responsible behavior benefitting themselves and the groups in which they live. The guide presents the standards and objectives for AIDS information which…

This curriculum guide presents a sociology course for 11th and 12th grade Seminole County (Florida) students. Seven units are covered in the course: (1) society and culture; (2) social structure; (3) social institutions; (4) socialization; (5) continuity and change; (6) social problems; and (7) the research process. For each unit both county and…

This guide from the Seminole County School Board (Florida) outlines the curriculum for a psychology course offered to 11th and 12th grade students. Five units are covered in the course: (1) introduction; (2) the workings of the mind and body; (3) human development; (4) psychological theories; and (5) human relations. For each unit both county and…

This curriculum guide presents a methodology for teaching language and literature through role-playing in the classroom and demonstrates to teachers the link that exists between effective communication and the techniques used to achieve it. The new French program views language as an instrument of communication, a concept that implies that…

The lessons developed in this guide were designed for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents enrolled in the Wisconsin School-Age Parent (SAPAR) Program. The lessons can also be adapted for use in non-SAPAR courses such as family and consumer education, health, and language arts. The guide has eight chapters: Introduction (a preliminary lesson…

This supplement to Chicago's standard curriculum guide in reading is for use with primary level Chinese-speaking students. It is designed to help students to develop the skills needed to function in a regular English program of instruction. Teaching/learning strategies are presented in Chinese. Objectives, teacher directions, and other pertinent…

This guide is a supplement to the Chicago public schools' regular reading curriculum guide and is for use with Polish-speaking students at approximately 5th grade level. Teaching strategies refer the teacher to Polish texts and to literary and historical selections which reflect the students' Polish heritage. Reading guide references to American…

This supplement to the Chicago public schools' regular reading curriculum guide is for use with Polish-speaking fourth graders. Teaching strategies refer the teacher to Polish texts and to literary and historical selections which reflect the students' Polish heritage, and reading guide references to American customs, traditions, and folklore are…

This supplement to the Chicago public schools' regular reading curriculum guide is for use with Polish-speaking students at two primary (grade 3) reading levels. Teaching strategies refer the teacher to Polish texts and to literary and historical selections which reflect the students' Polish heritage, and reading guide references to American…

This supplement to the Chicago public schools' regular reading curriculum guide is for use with Polish-speaking students at two primary reading levels. Teaching strategies refer the teacher to Polish texts and to literary and historical selections which reflect the students' Polish heritage. In addition, reading guide references to American…

The purpose of this curriculum outline is to define the basic language arts requirements for junior high school students in the Oak Park (Illinois) school district. For grades 7 and 8 the topics covered in mechanics, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, language usage, and sentence style are outlined. In addition, a summary of…

This guide presents learning objectives, background information, activities, vocabulary, and word-search puzzles on local government and politics for junior high and high school. Although it is intended for use in New York schools, much of the material should be adaptable to any state. Topics covered are: (1) types and functions of government; (2)…

Developed by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee to Evaluate Curriculum Guidelines and Competency Requirements, this guide is intended to help teachers and administrators develop exemplary English language arts curricula. The first half of the booklet presents an annotated list of committee-recommended curriculum guides,…

Local Maryland school systems are provided with a structure for developing and designing comprehensive K-12 social studies programs. The first of four sections discusses philosophy, defining social studies and placing it within the context of society, the learner, and the school curriculum. Social studies goals and their respective subgoals are…

A teacher's guide and student and teacher workbooks for the first level of a multi-level instructional program for teaching Spanish as a second language to children whose native language is English are presented. Each level of the complete program contains a teacher's manual, a teacher's workbook and vocabulary picture book, a student's workbook,…