Describes an environmental education program that provides activity guides for elementary and secondary grades. Four sample activities focusing on the long-range effects of an action, vacation homes, wooden pencils, and favorite things are included. Objectives and procedures for each activity are presented along with additional information on the…

This workshop guidebook introduces teaching methods that allow students with different skills, aspirations, and interests to succeed in meeting the same standards. It is designed to facilitate workshops by the Secondary School Redesign team of The Education Alliance at Brown University but can be used easily by any educator or group of educators…

This preschool activity book and kindergarten activity book set provide a curriculum of 114 activities to develop emergent literacy skills in preschool and kindergarten children. The curriculum is based on research findings and is intended to be ecologically valid, embedding activities into developmentally appropriate, daily classroom routines and…

This report presents the results of a three-year educational partnership that supports a unique interdisciplinary team approach to professional development. The Sage Colleges collaborated with two school districts (City School District of Albany and Niskayuna Central School District) to enable educators to align content and standards; draw upon a…

This curriculum unit can be adapted for students as young as grade 6 or 7 and as old as grade 12. The unit integrates writing process instruction, storytelling lore, mythology, and arts instruction and is in support of standards as defined by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations and the National Council of Teachers of English.…

Discussing the facilities and uses of North Carolina's Small State Forest System, this article describes a learning activity packet containing 42 outdoor exercises designed for use by school groups or individuals. Journal availability: see RC 503 504. (SB)

Presents six lesson plans that illustrate thematic strands contained in "Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies." Each plan also relates to the ninth strand of the standards, "Global Connections." The lesson plans cover a variety of subjects, grade levels, and instructional strategies. (MJP)

Describes the use of the Internet to investigate mathematical problems, create and share information, discover patterns and relationships, and find out more about the world. This unit investigates pet ownership and introduces children to telecommunications, the use of the computer as a tool, and scientific research methods. Other units address…

Describes a unit for the first grade that takes advantage of the fall seasonal changes to explore, be creative, and learn. Ties all the subject areas together through a look at leaves and trees. A list of resources is included. (JRH)

Presents six curriculum guides for elementary and secondary education. Subjects include interdisciplinary instruction, music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Each guide provides library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, a…

Presents a series of hands-on activities for teaching about continents and oceans. Includes projects on (1) why earth is the blue planet; (2) continent names, shapes, and locations; and (3) continental drift. Discusses use of poetry, music games, mathematics, and science to interest students. Suggests ending with using maps in following directions…

Presents two activities as a literature supplement to a history lesson to provide students with materials well suited to their reading levels. Describes a biography book wheel project to be used as an alternate to the standard book report. Proposes choral reading of historical poetry to enrich the social studies experience. (DK)

Describes the background and development of the Geographic Inquiry into Global Issues (GIGI) project. Maintains that the secondary school lessons are designed to teach citizenship and critical thinking skills. Emphasizes that the pedagogical approach is founded on the inquiry approach. (CFR)

This document presents the working papers from a conference that explored ways for students to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights. The conference provided an opportunity for leaders in law-related education and others interested in the Bicentennial to work together to begin exploring, identifying, sharing, and jointly suggesting…

This guide describes a program that turns ordinary show-and-tell time into a theme-related sharing time, or "sharing circle." In this program, each child is assigned a special sharing day once a month, with the sharing days evenly distributed throughout the month and with no more than three children sharing on a particular day. Monthly…