This third grade unit has three major goals: 1) To encourage pride, appreciation, and respect for Blacks in the minds of Black boys and girls; 2) To help Whites recognize that Blacks have been a contributing force in the growth of our country; and, 3) To promote an understanding of the similarities of all people and respect for their differences.…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Mathematics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There are three chapters: 1) Scope and Sequence--the spiral approach to learning, using the scope and sequence, scope and sequence charts, and glossary for teachers; 2) objectives in Mathematics--behavioral objectives for elementary mathematics and evaluation…

This guide was prepared to assist administrators and directors of training in planning and operating programs to train or upgrade personnel in general household service occupations and special areas. Topics cover: (1) Purpose of the Training Program, (2) Planning the Program, which includes establishing the need, program objectives, and advisory…

This eighth, ninth, or tenth grade year-long economic education course is written from the viewpoint of the individual as a worker/income-earner. Its primary purpose is to provide the schools with a means for improving the preparation of young people for effective participation in the changing economy. The educational objectives are: 1) to develop…

This curriculum content outline is intended to help the teacher decide where information about the Negro should be integrated into the study of American history and culture. The primary objective is for teachers to make a major contribution toward helping build a better self-image on the part of Negro students and, at the same time, enlarge the…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 5-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Smoking. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has three major parts--1) an outline of basic facts; 2) resource guide on smoking and its relationship to health and disease, with sample lesson plans and vocabulary; and 3) appendix, including questionnaires, selected key facts on smoking, a…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 6-9. SUBJECT MATTER: General science, life science, earth science, and physical science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into separate sections for each grade. Each section is further subdivided into units. The major portion of each unit is laid out in four columns; column headings are concepts,…

Secondary level students explore the state of poverty in affluent America in this quinmester social studies course. The objectives are for students to assess personal views and understandings of poverty; to locate the poor through research; to identify the causes and economic, social, and political effects of poverty; to examine changing attitudes…

This teacher's guide encompassing the concepts found in the world of manufacturing is designed for junior high school students to be used as a total educational package with the textbook (VT 014 240) and laboratory manual (VT 014 239). As the second part of a 2-year integrated program in which the first year concerns construction, it is designed…

This speech offers a guide to identifying and teaching high-risk children, those who exhibit a lag in development severe enough to be a handicap in learning. The high-risk children focused on are those whose developmental lag is frequently not recognized until they fail in school. The two major areas of neurodevelopmental learning disorders are in…

A curriculum guide for the study of Afro-American history in secondary schools organizes concepts related to the Black man in each period of American history from early Colonialism to World War II. The text of the guide--which precedes lists of major terms, personalities, and events of each period--is a summary of the events and conditions in…

This monograph outlines a course in the study of nonverbal or graphic symbols in communication, of language as symbols and of symbols within language. Performance objectives for the students are: (1) giving examples of the use of nonverbal and/or graphic communication symbols; (2) deducing that people assign different meanings to the same work and…

This curriculum guide discusses an English language arts and basic skills program for the elementary school grades. The program is designed to reflect the learner's point of view. The authors argue that education is not so much a matter of objectives or subject content as it is a matter of what happens to the student. Accordingly, this guide…

This curriculum guide discusses an English language arts and basic skills program for the junior high school level. The program is designed to reflect the learner's point of view. The authors argue that education is not so much a matter of objectives or subject content as it is a matter of what happens to the student. Accordingly, this guide…

Developed by a state committee on human relations for administrators, classroom teachers, special service personnel, parents, and community groups, this curriculum guide contains ideas and suggestions for implementing principles of human relations into the educational system. Major sections discuss: (1) The American Democratic Society, (2) Major…