Describes techniques for combining language arts and social studies in a classroom analysis of cereal nutrition, packaging, and advertising. (DD)

Reports how students use raw data to create a number of narratives integrating group observations in the laboratory with individual responses to humanities readings. (Contains 21 references.) (DDR)

This article describes a course in ancient Egyptian studies for gifted elementary students. The course incorporates social studies, science, math, language, reading/writing, and art activities. Students study history and development of Egyptian culture, reading and writing with glyphs, and analyzing and evaluating Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.…

A well-designed physical education program can offer opportunities for students to practice and improve language arts skills. This article presents approaches for collaborating with other teachers; ongoing strategies for use in the physical education classroom; integrated activities that incorporate language arts and physical education; and…

Describes how one instructor used science education methodology in a language arts methods course. The purpose was to understand how preservice teachers might improve their science teaching through language arts methods. Discusses one preservice teacher and her use of the methodology in the science methods course in which she was currently…

It is a misguided and wasteful effort to try to separate out the teaching of language arts from the teaching of social studies and to wage war over which subject is most deserving of children's time. Instead, there is real power to be gained from teaching from a combined language arts-social studies perspective that shares similar goals and values…

Through humanities instruction, students can begin to understand their own culture by examining other cultures. From this examination, students may perceive that some values other than, or even contrary to, their own accepted ones offer meaning, purpose, validity, utility, and beauty. A review of the search for meaning through the humanities…

Nineteen environmental education objectives are listed to be incorporated into the junior and senior high school Language Arts Program. Under each objective there are suggested activities that integrate environmental concepts into appropriate language arts activities. This document is a product of the Milwaukee Public Schools' Master Plan for…

Presents an integrative approach which combines language arts and school guidance or counseling. Offers examples intended to serve as suggestions to counselors and language arts teachers interested in working together in such an approach. Discusses benefits of a language arts-counseling program. (NB)

Contains curriculum-oriented activities on various aspects of dog and cat care. Organizes the exercises by reading levels and identifies each activities-related subject and skills area. Includes student work sheets that can be duplicated for classroom use. (ML)

A graduate program instituted first for a master's degree and now leading to a Ph.D. to prepare students in technical and scientific communications. (Editor)

Describes a secondary level interdisciplinary (social studies and language arts) study of family life in early nineteenth-century New England. Research and creative writing were combined with a working field trip to a living history museum, Old Sturbridge Village. (KC)

Suggests setting up a cooking center in the elementary classroom. Presents a rationale for using cooking-related activities and recipes with language activities, and lists children's books concerning apples, gingerbread, donuts, and pretzels. (SJL)

Reports on a project by a reading teacher that combines reading and science while debunking the myth of the big, bad wolf. Related activities include making animal tracks, writing, and measurement activities. (DDR)

Reports on the design of a collaborative learning community linking students in biology and English courses in author-editor relationships. Delineates the steps of the project and provides sample evaluations for both groups. (Contains 19 references.) (DDR)