Learning activities on the topic of aging which were developed and field tested by K-6 teachers in the public schools of Acton, Massachusetts, are provided. They are designed to overcome many of the myths that children hold about aging and to help them develop a more realistic and positive view of their own future as people who will grow old. The…

Twenty-four biographical sketches of women in scientific professions are included in this COMETS Profiles package. Each biography relates to a science topic dealt with in one of the instructional modules of COMETS Science (Career Oriented Modules to Explore Topics in Science). The purpose of these materials is to demonstrate to early adolescents…

Materials for use in the second grade language arts curriculum of Milwaukee's Multi-Language School German immersion program were compiled. The materials include worksheets and exercises that develop German vocabulary and grammar through such activities as coloring, drawing illustrations, categorizing words, filling in blanks, spelling, forming…

The first in a series of program documents from the Mississippi State Department of Education, this document describes, in an overview, the purpose of the reading improvement program: to provide primary grade teachers with support--assistant teachers--that strengthens instructional processes, especially in reading, on a daily basis. The document…

The 1983 annual report of Washington's statewide test of fourth grade basic skills achievement is presented in this document. Both state level and district-by-district results are reviewed. The first section of this report presents the overall results for the 48,000 fourth grade students who were administered the basic battery of the California…

The scope and sequence of oral and written communication skills in this kindergarten through grade 12 language arts curriculum guide are organized in three ways: (1) as a total overview of all skills at all levels, (2) as a summary of each skill with grade level designations for attention, and (3) as checklists for each grade level to aid…

Intended for teachers and teacher-librarians in primary and secondary schools in South Australia, this booklet offers guidelines for organizing a literature festival. The booklet presents information in response to such questions as, What is a literature festival? How big does it have to be? What time is involved? Why have a literature festival?…

Project MAS, in its second year of a three year funding cycle (1983-84), is a multi-site program providing instruction in English as a second language and native language arts, and bilingual instruction in math and science. It serves approximately 400 Spanish speaking students of limited English proficiency, in grades 3 through 8 at four Bronx,…

Numerous ways are discussed in which teachers can make creative additions to the nursery school curriculum in activities related to science, creative arts, outdoor play, dramatics, music, and language arts. (BP)

Suggests using books to encourage self disclosure (an individual expressing the affect experienced toward his or her own thoughts and emotions and toward interactions with other people and the environment) as one way to foster healthy personality growth. (TO)

Describes how one teacher uses sensory impressionsto stimulate talking, reading, and writing exercises in a first grade classroom. (TO)

A week-by-week course outline. (CH)

Intended as a guide to instruct teachers how to write career education units for their students, this booklet briefly explains how to incorporate subject area objectives with career education objectives in six steps. A sample unit is included as a reference, and a discussion of five major problems that teachers may encounter during the development…

This document is a collection of eight papers presented at a conference held at the Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon, May 8, 1976. The conference concluded a course offered jointly by the School of Oceanography and the Department of English at Oregon State University. The conference had two purposes: (1) focus on the relationship between…