The social science strand of unit six for second graders expands the conceptual field of the child from the school as a community to the neighborhood as a community. Both instructional and assessment activities are featured in the four kits of this teacher's guide. Focus, objectives, and materials for each activity are given in English and…

Fine Arts for second graders are explored in the instructional and assessment activities in this teacher's guide to unit four. Unit four revolves around the basic theme of the neighborhood. Kits 13-16 treat the spiraling questions of who the child is, what his wants and needs are, what his resources are, and how he uses his resources. Focus,…

Unit seven of a bilingual language arts strand for grade three contains both instructional and assessment activities in structured reading and creative written and oral expression, with a focus on the theme of the extended community. The teacher's guide for kits 25-28 lists the focus, objective, and materials needed for each activity in English…

Communities in the nation is the theme of this social science strand for Spanish-speaking third graders. Content sources in kits 29-32 are stories, games, interviews, visual aids, and the students' own experiences. Focus, objective, and materials for each learning and assessment activity are given in English and Spanish; detailed teacher…

Theme of this Spanish as a Second Language unit for grade three is the communities of the nation. Learning and assessment activities in kits 29-32, each designed for two to three weeks of teaching, are intended to provide the English-dominant child with structures and vocabulary for effective communication in a bilingual environment. Activities…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on consumer approach to textiles and clothing is the first in a set of four modules on consumer education related to textiles and clothing. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the seventh in a series of 16, focuses on preparing trainees in a bilingual/bicultural preschool teacher training program to help Spanish speaking children to develop language skills in their native tongue and English. The text of the module deals with (1) the developmental principles of…

Focusing on obtaining and using consumer credit, this document is one in a series of three consumer education modules developed to educate individual adult consumers in important areas of consumer affairs. An introductory section provides an overview of the module contents, suggested approaches for using the module, and suggestions for working…

One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons on pedestrian safety for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for…

Unit two of the Spanish as a Second Language curriculum for first graders offers learning and assessment activities designed to provide the English-dominant child with structures and vocabulary he will need for effective communication in a bilingual environment. Activities in kits five-eight, centered around the family, help the child build…

The Spanish-English teacher's guide to unit four of the bilingual social science program for second grade students contains instructional activities to expand the child's conceptual field to the neighborhood. Kits 13-16 include assessment activities; each kit is to be used for two to three weeks. Focus, objective, and materials are listed for each…

Unified by the theme "our community", this unit, part of nine basic instructional units for intermediate level, reflects the observations of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans in various regions of the United States. Comprised of Kits 1-4, the unit extends the following basic and interpreted science processes: observing, communicating,…

This volume, the third in a series of seven, contains the eight learning modules which focus on the second Child Development Associate (CDA) competency, advancing physical and intellectual competence in young children, in the performance-based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training Program. The…

Documenting the processes and procedures, this report reviews phases of development, testing, and revision of 100 modules in a set of performance-based teacher education (PBTE) curricular materials. The first of two chapters discusses the need to develop a professional development program for vocational education teachers. A two-phase process is…

This curriculum guide for Levels I and II home economics teachers in New York State provides guidelines for developing instructional program content for grades 5-8. An introductory section describes the design of the homemaking-family living curriculum; presents procedures for utilizing modules in planning instruction with an example of plans for…