Author developed a metric olympics in order to provide students with exercise, fun and practice with metric measurement. (Author/RK)

A classroom stamp collection can be used to motivate students in social studies, language arts, science, art, and geography. Tips on how to obtain stamps and develop a curriculum that focuses on many subjects are offered. (DF)

A general framework consisting of four curricular dimensions (content, process, product, learning environment) and criteria for developing and judging appropriate curricula for gifted students are presented with adaptations for gifted preschoolers. Examples of teaching activities and techniques appropriate for gifted preschool students can be…

The importance of thinking suggests the need for learning activities which promote this ability of man if he is not to be totally dependent as a learner and a thinker. Four examples of the kinds of activities which might stimulate student thought, both intuitively and cognitively, were provided. (Author/RK)

At Greenesfield Remedial Centre, Gateshead, students participated in projects designed to help them understand themselves while developing their talents and learning to cope with life's everyday problems. (Author/RK)

Explores evidence supporting need for the study of statistics at the high school level, considers the scope and sequence of a unit on statistics for high school students, and considers some relevant and useful activities for use with such a unit. (Author/DS)

A thematic approach to creating learning activities for learning disabled students is described, and three curricular outlines are presented. The thematic approach, whereby instruction in all Ss revolves around a common theme, is discussed in terms of curricular mode, instructional setting, the specific population, and generalizability of results.…

Presents four classroom lessons designed for elementary and secondary students based on paintings in the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Provides an overall goal, specific objectives, background of the painting, and suggestions for discussion and activities for each painting. Includes full-page color prints of each painting. (CFR)

Suggests science activities for gifted students based on the characteristics and needs identified and discussed in the article. (MA)

Presents an interdisciplinary approach to teaching history at the elementary level. Suggests that a concept-based approach could expand the role of children's literature in the elementary classroom and bring history to the center of the curriculum. Lists five points to consider when selecting literature for a history unit. (KO)

A proposed approach to English as a second language (ESL) curriculum design for kindergarten through grade 12 is based on Bloom's taxonomy and McCarthy's four learning styles for right/left brain learning. Bloom's taxonomy established six levels for learning objectives: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.…

Initially designed for social studies students in grades 4-6 in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, the purpose of the unit is to help students see the relationships among all the workers and natural resources within the state. It is also intended to help students realize the ways the area in which they live is affected by the climate,…

Suggests that the Judeo-Arabic heritage might play a potential role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Proposes a course of instruction that can be used at the secondary and college levels and is designed to aid teachers in learning and teaching about Judeo-Arabic heritage. Contends that students benefit from analyzing complex historical issues.…

Suggestions for course design are offered to teachers of deaf students. The recommended approach to course design begins with the consideration of student needs and course goals, and uses these as a framework for determining relevant and attainable objectives that are to be accomplished through various learning activities. (JDD)

Designed to assist those responsible for designing school and school district computer literacy programs, this paper suggests a practical definition of the term "computer literacy," discusses types of support and skills computer literacy teachers should possess, and offers a scope and sequence model for teaching computer literacy from kindergarten…