Materials contained in this curriculum guide are arranged for the classroom teacher as follows: a preface or "Foreword to the Teacher" begins each guide; following the preface is the day-by-day procedure written from the teacher's point of view, including title of activity (what the greater part of the day will be spent on), objectives, time line,…

This curriculum guide is intended to help school districts in Connecticut plan and implement a comprehensive K-12 arts curriculum. It can be used by educators in other states as well. There are four major parts to the guide. Part I discusses the role of the arts within the total school curriculum, the scope of arts experiences as general education…

This trade and industrial curriculum guide for power mechanics is designed for vocational power mechanics programs that provide 960 hours of instruction. The introductory section provides a statement of philosophy, block time schedule, and the objectives for power mechanics. Following the introductory section, fourteen blocks of instruction are…

This guide is intended as an aid to social studies classroom teachers as they develop and implement educational programs on the United Nations. The objective is to help to counteract the scarcity of available teaching materials on the role and scope of the United Nations and its specialized agencies in the contemporary world. The guide is…

This description of computer-based courseware for a beginning reading curriculum developed by the PLATO Elementary Reading Project indicates the philosophical approach to lesson development and describes the interactive capabilities of the system, as well as the types of visual displays, routines for data collection by teachers, and uses of the…

This learning module on individualizing performance-based vocational education (PBVE) is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance…

Based on the New York State homemaking-family living curriculum, this document presents sample modules appropriate for instructional levels III, IV, and V (grades 9-12) for the housing, furnishings, and equipment subject area. An introductory section presents a chart of the housing, furnishings, and equipment modules; steps in planning a course of…

This guide on nutrition instruction can be used on the school district level for curriculum development or by teachers as a basis for daily lesson planning. The text is arranged by topic, subtopic, objectives, learning activities, and teacher information. Topics include nutritional status, adolescent development, diet, body weight, and…

An 18-week course of study whose objective is to enable middle school students to become capable, functional writers is discussed in this monograph. The first section is a treatment of course objectives and overall design, containing semester, course, and instructional unit outlines. The second section of the monograph discusses instructional…

In the face of the communications revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, curriculum planners and English instructors have recognized the need for the study of the mass media within the discipline of English or communicative arts. This publication was designed as an aid for educators who want to include this area in the curriculum. It discusses ways of…

The third teacher self-instruction kit of the Religion in Elementary Social Studies (RESS) project supplements the first two kits described in ED 114 319 and ED 114 325. This third kit provides specific classroom techniques and procedures for how to teach about religion. It offers an overview of the project's objectives for students, presents a…

In July 1972, DANIDA and the Danish Family Planning Association provided delegations from selected countries the opportunity to devise teaching programs on population and family planning topics for 9-to 11-year-olds. Participants from the Arab Republic of Egypt, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines attended the meeting with Danish…

This paper argues that home activities comprise a valuable unplanned curriculum and that many of these activities can be transferred to the day care center. It is suggested that these activities foster a closer relationship between child and caregiver and bridge the gap between familiar home environment and novel day care setting. Home activities…

These publications are intended for secondary-level business educators who want to include more economics in their general and basic business courses. They can serve as curriculum development documents for those charged with redesigning course offerings. Part 1 of the first publication briefly discusses economic ideas to be developed in general…

This handbook is a supplement to district-developed kindergarten teaching guides in Arizona. The history of kindergarten in the U.S. and Arizona and Arizona laws and regulations pertaining to kindergarten are related in the first section of the handbook. Subsequent sections offer basic information on: (1) children's intellectual, social/emotional,…