After reviewing the basic principles of instructional design, the author outlines a seventeen-step procedure for the development of mathematics lessons for primary students. The procedure consists of three basic components. The first is concerned with the definition of the unit, and steps in it concern the stating of objectives and analysis of…

This set of three Spanish curriculum units is part of a series developed as part of a Spanish-English bilingual project and designed to deal with special language difficulties in grades 7-12 and adult education classes. These units are intended to aid the first- or second-year student in specific problem areas: capital letters, dictionary use, and…

The field tested instructional unit was designed to help fifth graders understand principles related to economics. Lesson topics are: supply and demand, items that maintain a high value, seasonal tourist attractions, seasonal and fluctuating products, principles of budgeting, saving money, and investment possibilities. An introduction for the…

Intended for a 1- or 2-month curriculum in auto mechanics, this student manual on automotive pollution control was developed by a subject matter specialist at an area vocational school and tested in a vocational auto shop. Intended either for use in an integrated curriculum or for use in teaching pollution control as a separate course, these 12…

Four possible alternative approaches for developing word recognition skills (including sample lesson plans for both primary and intermediate grades) were presented. The first emphasized the importance of the relative order of difficulty of word analysis skills involving phonic abilities and auditory and visual discrimination in both primary and…

General behavioral objectives are listed for both junior and senior high level educables; unit and lesson plans on job safety and budgeting are provided; a unit on voice and diction is included. Over half of the document presents behavioral objectives, arranged according to general objectives, and lists terminal behavior, communicative and…

This handbook was prepared by 22 members of the student teaching staff of Michigan State University (MSU) as an attempt to provide concrete suggestions to assist supervising (cooperating) teachers who work with MSU student teachers. There are 10 chapters: (1) "Introduction and Goals," (2) "Roles and Responsibilities in a Cooperative…

The supplemental career education activities are designed for career education concept teaching at the kindergarten level. Concepts are coordinated with units on people, helping, needs, places, learning, rules, and growing. Specific activities involve art, poetry, song, cooking, finger plays, resource people, parental interviews, games,…

This teacher's guide is designed for use with "La Ciudad" and "Otros Amigos, Otras Culturas," two textbooks in the second part of the Spanish language series of readers. It contains lesson plans to enable the teacher to make better use of the texts and includes illustrations taken from each of the books themselves. (SK)

This teacher's guide is designed for use with the following textbooks in the Spanish language reading series: "Mira,""Mira y Lee,""Lee y Trabaja," and "Trabaja y Aprende." It contains lesson plans for each text and illustrations from the books themselves. (SK)

This guidebook describes an instructional and curricular tool, the Unipac, which teachers can use to individualize instruction. The Unipac is defined as a lesson plan for learners, a self-contained set of teaching-learning materials designed to teach any single topic; it is structured for individual use and aids the development of a continuous…

More than 100 outdoor education and field science projects are compiled in this teacher's resource book. Designed for use in grades K-9, the activities cover the areas of field taxonomy, laboratory taxonomy, autecology, synecology, adaptation, economic biology, conservation, museum methods, culturing, zoo keeping, gardening, and woodcraft. Each…

The teaching guide for a circus unit to be used with handicapped children, 4 to 8 years of age, contains lists of instructional materials and lesson plans for 9 days. The unit described to be a culminating activity for the latter part of the year, is said to increase motor, academic, and perceptual skills of mentally, physically, emotionally…

The manual of programed instruction for motor skills and recreational activities for trainable mentally handicapped children includes guidelines on basic recreation movements, rhythm in music, handicrafts, and miscellaneous activities. The guidelines employ principles of behavior change and direct instruction. Detailed programed instruction lists…

This booklet is a compilation of field-tested outdoor activities introducing basic projects for small group or individualized study in monitoring certain aspects of the environment. Its purpose is to provide teachers with new ways to involve children directly in meaningful and developmental learning activities and to help students become more…