STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Education is one of the approaches that teachers adopt as they shift from content delivery focused teaching to skills development teaching. Also, effective STEAMING requires connection to issues outside the classroom (outdoor STEAM) and hence the coinage of the term Transdisciplinary…

Learn how to integrate and evaluate primary and secondary sources by using the SOURCES framework. SOURCES is an acronym for an approach that educators can use with student in all grades and content areas: Scrutinize the fundamental source, Organize thoughts, Understand the context, Read between the lines, Corroborate and refute, Establish a…

Stories are a great way to acquaint young learners with geographic locations. A plethora of choices are available in the folktale genre, so librarians and teachers will have little difficulty locating a variety. Folktales provide an accessible and child friendly approach for engaging students. In addition, when connections are made between…

The popular reality television show "Amazing Race" involves participants searching for clues and completing tasks as they progress on a journey all over the world. Inspired by the show, the author incorporated some of the tasks from "Amazing Race" with geocaching, a game in which participants use a Global Positioning System…

Part of the "Educating Gifted and Talented Students" series, the booklet presents activities specifically for gifted and talented children who are in a self contained classroom situation in kindergarten through sixth grade. Activities are explained to emphasize skills relating to identified characteristics of gifted and talented students--general…

This guide for parents indicates ways in which they can help their childen succeed in school. Sections focusing on language arts and mathematics list skills that students are required to master in kindergarten through fifth grades and suggest language arts activities for parents to implement at home. (RH)

Through a variety of teaching methods, dance and movement education may be used to stimulate students' personal and creative growth and to integrate such diverse curricula as language arts, mathematics, and social studies. (LH)

This document contains 16 lesson plans that can be used for career awareness activities in kindergarten. The lessons were developed by teachers and submitted as part of the Florida Blueprint for Career Preparation. The lesson plans include a topic, materials and information needed, and directions for activities. Lesson plans are designated by…

The first of a three volume series is a handbook of approximately 95 student and teacher developed individual and class activities for learning disabled students in grades 6 through 12. The activities are arranged under the following main headings: "Things We Forget to Teach," such as how to make emergency phone calls; "Do You Know What I Mean?"…

The guidebook describes an Ohio school program for gifted and talented students. Information is provided on the following topics: definition; rationale; program dates and highlights (1976-1977); objectives for coordination activities at the program level; specific activities for academic instruction in social studies, language arts, mathematics…

This document contains 16 lesson plans that can be used for career awareness activities in first grade. The lessons were developed by teachers and submitted as part of the Florida Blueprint for Career Preparation. The lesson plans include a topic, materials and information needed, and directions for activities. Lesson plans are designated by…

The curriculum guide for gifted and talented third and fourth grade students was developed in a 1-week teacher workshop. Introductory sections specify tasks and timelines, review characteristics of gifted and talented students, and describe the district's screening and identification process. The curriculum is based on a combination of…

Directed to teachers and teacher trainers who want to infuse career-related principles into their existing basic skills curriculum (language arts and mathematics), this report presents strategies and ideas for both the primary and intermediate levels within the elementary school. The first section addresses the need for materials to help…

The instructional unit was developed to help grade 2 students become aware of money as a medium of exchange. Learning activities are based on the theme of the economic needs of a family. The major topics covered in the unit are: counting money, earning money, spending money, money substitutes, and financial institutions. Objectives which encourage…

This environmental education program consists of two levels: primary and intermediate. The learning materials are activity based and incorporate process and subject area skills with knowledge and concern for the environment. The program is also interdisciplinary including activities and skills from art, language arts, mathematics, music, science,…