GRADES OR AGES: Grade 2. SUBJECT MATTER: Reading, language arts, spelling, writing, literature, arithmetic, social studies, science, health, art, physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: In addition to a chapter on each of the subjects covered, the guide includes a suggested weekly time allotment and daily program, and an appendix…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Art. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 17 chapters in either straight text or list form, illustrated with examples of student art products. It is mimeographed and spiral bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: A philosophy of art education and related general…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Entire elementary curriculum, including language art, mathematics, the arts, social studies, science, physical education and health, foreign languages, home and family, and industrial arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into nine sections, one for each of the…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Mathematics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into several chapters. The central and longest chapter, which outlines course content, is further subdivided into 15 units, one for each of 15 content objectives. This chapter is in list form. The guide is offset printed and staple-bound…

GRADES OR AGES: Junior high school. SUBJECT MATTER: A language development unit for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material explains the philosophy behind the unit and the way in which it should be taught. There are ten lesson plans and a short bibliography for teachers of books…

This bilingual education program involved (1) bilingual classes in grades 1 through 4 in 2 Texas school districts (Harlandale and San Marcos) and (2) Southwest Texas State University, which served as the agency for training senior student teachers for bilingual education. Predominantly Spanish-speaking students from low socioeconomic backgrounds…

This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs. This unit is designed to help children discover specific concepts which relate to sound, such as volume, pitch, and echo. The student activities employ important scientific processes, such as observation, communication, inference, classification,…

This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs. This unit is designed to promote children's natural curiosity and to help those who show a reluctance to work with animals to overcome some of their fears. The student activities employ important scientific processes, such as observation,…

The teacher's edition for the unit entitled "Investigating Variation" in Intermediate Science Curriculum Study Level III, provides numerous suggestions for teaching specific activities included in the unit. The unit is aimed at selected aspects of measurement and analysis. The chapters included are "The Road…

The teacher's edition for the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study Level III unit entitled "In Orbit" provides specific suggestions for particular chapters and background information for the whole unit. There are seven chapters in the unit which are entitled "The Message of Sunlight;""Watts New?;""Far-Out…

Intended for use with grades three and four, this curriculum unit developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project attempts to (1) develop an interest in, respect for, and curiosity about words; (2) expose students to the concept that when we know a word we know its meaning, pronunciation, and relationship to other words; (3) build language…

Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, these two sections are part of a unit on words. The first section, consisting of 5 lessons, aims to make the student aware of (1) words as an integral part of the language and (2) the tremendous number of words he already knows and can use. The second section, "What We Know about…

This curriculum guide is intended to introduce elementary school students to the reading and writing of poetry. Poems by recognized poets make up the bulk of the selections in the guide, but some poems by elementary school students are also included. The writers hope that the teacher will use the guide to encourage students to write their own…

These curriculum guides are designed to introduce drama to students at the third and fourth grade level. The teacher's guide for each of the two grade levels presents 40 lessons. Each lesson includes a description of objectives and various exercises, including movement warm-ups, movement exercises, imagination exercises, composition assignments,…

This resource guide was prepared for the teachers of academically talented children in grade four. As part of the curriculum materials developed for Special Class Demonstrations, this guide indicates a level and depth of study which was found to be rewarding and satisfying for gifted students. Because of the pace at which nearly all special class…