This health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in grades four through six, contends that the school is in a unique position to supplement efforts by home and community in raising the levels of physical, mental, and social-emotional health for each child. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover observing…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 10-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Health Education--includes chapters on a) nutrition; b) disease prevention and control; c) tobacco; d) alcohol; e) drugs; f) personality development; g) family life and sexuality; h) environmental, public, and world health; i) consumer health; and j) safety, first aid, and survival education.…

This mental health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in grades four through six, further develops the concepts and understandings introduced in the primary grades. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover the family as a social unit, role arrangements in family life, and the construct of personality. For…

This health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in kindergarten through grade three, is based upon the commonality of experience which virtually each child brings into the classroom with him: his participation in a family unit. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover the family, understanding the life cycle,…

This course outline has been developed as a guide for students who are enrolled in the senior high Work-Experience Program. The course is designed to help these students make realistic evaluations of themselves regarding their future vocational and personal goals and to motivate them to understand the nature of careful preparation for a plan of…

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE SLOW LEARNER IS PRESENTED. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION ARE--(1) IDENTIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SLOW LEARNER, (2) DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AVAILABLE MATERIALS AND SUITABLE METHODS, AND (3) DEVELOPMENT OF POSSIBLE CLASSROOM UNITS AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR THE RL PROGRAM. IN TEACHING THE…

Arranged into two parts, the book provides a model for helping students develop a positive self-esteem. Part 1 presents five lessons aimed at improving self-image. Lesson 1 focuses on the relationship between one's self-worth and one's behavior. Lesson 2 deals with appearance and the notion that body characteristics may change one's value as a…

Based on an innovative learning laboratory approach, the five curriculums contained herein are designed to develop the basic skills and positive attitudes of out of school youth and thereby increase their chances for employment while motivating them toward further education and vocational training. First, a plan for program administration is…

Using the skills and knowledge obtained in Office Career Occupations No. 1, the students will build their skill in typewriting and alphabetic filing. The 90-hour course also includes improvement of skills in numeric filing, communication, spelling, and computation; recognition of good personality traits, grooming habits, attitudes, and…

Intended for use by teachers on the junior high and high school levels, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines four courses in the area of personal and family development. The seventh grade level unit discusses the influence of health habits on personal appearance and…

The guide is one of a series of 10 units composing an orientation to the world of work course designed especially for disadvantaged and handicapped students in the ninth and tenth grades. It is designed to provide basic and remedial instruction in personal development, math, and language skills while providing information and skills basic or…

The quinmester behavioral studies course for grades seven through nine focuses on factors influencing the young teenagers' attitudes, behavior, and relationships with others. A major objective is for the teenager to examine his own values and behavior, and those of his peers, preparing him for the changes and challenges that will confront him and…

Intended for teachers of special classes of educable mentally retarded children aged 6 to 8 (mental age = 3.5 to 4.9), the guide stresses skills necessary to the development of physical, personal and social, and vocational competency. An introduction defines philosophy and goals, outlines the educable mentally retarded program and the readiness…

This curriculum guide is designed for Arkansas ninth-grade students to explore business careers through the use of competency-based instructional materials. Exploratory business teachers are asked to incorporate the twenty-three units of study into a sequence best suited to their teaching style. Units include such topics as "Social Security,""What…