THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE SUGGESTS THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITIES FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN IS TO PROVIDE ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS TO TEACH SKILLS, SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE ATTITUDES AND HABITS, AND SELF ESTEEM. AN OUTLINE FOR A UNIT OF ACTIVITY IN HANDCRAFTS IS PRESENTED. MORE THAN 85 ARTS AND CRAFTS IDEAS, COMPLETE…

THE RESULTS OF A READING WORK CONFERENCE HELD IN DENVER, COLORADO, IN FEBRUARY 1966, TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING DIAGNOSTIC READING PROGRAMS, ARE PRESENTED. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF READING, THE PROCESSES OF READING, THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER, READING CONSULTANT, AND PRINCIPAL, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE…

PREPARED BY A 1965 SUMMER WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THIS GUIDE LISTS SPECIFIC SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS TO BE DEVELOPED IN SEVEN SUBJECT AREAS. IN EACH AREA, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO A PRIMARY LEVEL, AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, AND AN ADVANCED LEVEL. WORKBOOKS AND MATERIALS, VOCABULARY LISTS, GAMES AND EQUIPMENT, AND…

A TRAINING SYLLABUS WAS DEVELOPED TO INCREASE THE COMPETENCE OF FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHERS. THE SYLLABUS WAS BASED ON THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF MODERN LANGUAGES. THE EMPHASIS OF THIS TRAINING PROCEDURE IS ON PRESENTING COURSES AND PRACTICE AS PARALLEL EXPERIENCES.…

This second in a series of seven related teaching guides that together outline a public school district's English language arts curriculum for kindergarten through grade six focuses on a course of study for grade one. The guide explains the district's overall philosophy and teaching goals and the philosophy behind the development of a curriculum…

This third in a series of seven related teaching guides that together outline a public school district's English language arts curriculum for kindergarten through grade six focuses on a course of study for grade two. The guide explains the district's overall philosophy and teaching goals and the philosophy behind the development of a curriculum…

This publication of suggested curriculum activities and nutrition recipes has been developed to help primary level teachers integrate nutrition topics into their existing curriculum. The recipes are designed so that 3- to 9-year-old children can cook with their teachers and in the process learn what constitutes good nutrition. In addition to…

This inservice guide for elementary school teachers provides a competency based nutrition course to be used to increase parent/community participation in nutrition education activities and to lead parents toward providing better nutrition for themselves and their children. The curriculum is presented in six lessons which cover the following…

This booklet is intended as the basis for one or more presentations to a group of people about to be involved in curriculum planning. It includes 34 transparency masters, a written script, and some suggested handouts. All aspects of curriculum development are explored with examples and suggestions for modification to meet specific program needs.…

Designed for use with the level 1 curriculum guide (Entrepreneurship Education: Learning the Skills), this level 2 (volume 2) guide focuses on planning and completing student projects. The first of three major sections is designed to familiarize students with how projects are completed. The second section, Resources for Planning and Completing…

This booklet along with six others comprises a curriculum guide developed for adult education supervisors and teachers of undereducated workers or job seekers whose inability to develop the skills and obtain the knowledge necessary to meet the requirements of the working world are primarily due to a lack of competence in reading and math skills.…

The South Dakota Core Curriculum Project involving the career ladder approach to health manpower training, which began in 1970, had seven objectives including the following: (1) To organize a Health Manpower Council for the entire State; (2) to define the areas of basic commonality among the various training programs; and (3) to develop a core…

This document provides a materials guide containing annotated bibliographies of literature for teachers and students, a film guide, and a curriculum materials guide for educational sources relating to hunger, food, and the world food crisis. Materials span the range from pre-school to grade 12. (SL)

This curriculum guide is composed of three units. Each unit has three chapters, and each chapter has six lessons. The objectives of the course are to develop an awareness of and information about energy conservation, as well as to improve inquiry skills and participation habits. Each set of lessons covers the full range of objectives in the…

Focusing on the occupational clusters of health, hospitality, recreation, clerical, technology, and research, this unit entitled "Airline Workers" is one of four grade 3 units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections. Section 1 identifies…