This unit of study for grades K-2 focuses on counting coins and coin equivalencies up to 50 cents, making use of a literature connection. The unit provides key words; recommends subject areas and approximate length of time; poses an essential question or problem; provides a unit introduction; notes four individual lessons ((1) For Sale!; (2)…

This unit of study walks early elementary students through the basics of counting and using the smallest U.S. coin denominations (penny, nickel, and dime). The unit provides keywords; recommends subject areas and approximate length of time; poses an essential question or problem; provides a unit introduction; outlines five individual lessons ((1)…

Computer games and tutorials for young children are reviewed. These include mathematics and language games, alphabet and number/counting primers, music games, and an arcade game. Program name, format, language, current price, manufacturer, and description are provided for each program reviewed. (JN)

Research on microcomputers in education suggests that this new technology may be widening the gap between rich and poor schools and talented and underachieving students. Public schools in poor districts and small parochial schools are the least likely to own computers. One survey indicates that while 66 percent of affluent school districts have…

This document presents a series of 14 lesson plans in an interdisciplinary Spanish unit on "La isla del encanto/The Enchanted Island." The materials were prepared for students in grades 5 or 6 who have had basic Spanish instruction in previous grades. The students should also be familiar with basic concepts in English such as math…

This manual is intended to enable teachers to infuse career/vocational objectives in specific content areas and reinforce or make more practical many of the basic skills and knowledge they teach. It uses the K-14 Matrix Career/Vocational Development Profile goals and objectives and interfaces these objectives with specific subject areas, which, in…