This study, one in a continuing series of concise reports each dealing with a problem in foreign language teaching and learning, discusses the teaching of songs in the foreign language classroom. Commentary on the cultural, esthetic, and academic value of singing introduces an enumerated series of general suggestions on teaching the song. Other…

This bulletin on the teaching of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) is a comprehensive guide to curriculum planning. Major chapters include a discussion of FLES program initiation, teaching techniques and related materials, reading in FLES, correlation of FLES with other areas of the elementary curriculum, teacher preparation,…

This conceptual unit in geography at the kindergarten level consists of a student Workbook and Pictorial Test, and a Teacher Manual. The objective of the unit is to develop the concept labeled "habitat", or the idea that the earth is man's home. Teaching strategies include questioning techniques, an analysis of pictures, classroom…

Guidelines for art education at the elementary through upper grade levels provide guidance and encouragement for students without excessive correction and evaluation procedures on the part of teachers. Elements of a picture and general approaches to teaching art emphasize creative and imaginative expression and skill development. The main body of…

This annotated bibliography of environmental education materials for grades 7 through 14 is intended for teachers and librarians. Most materials cited were published from 1970-1972, although a few date from the 1960's. The bibliography has two main sections: (1) grades 7-9 and (2) grades 10-14. A third and last section, an update of materials…

"Children and Intercultural Education" culminates the Association for Childhood Education International's three-year emphasis on a project, "Neighbors Unlimited," in which thousands of members and their local branches worked to broaden and intensify efforts toward bettering intergroup relations. This resource kit of three booklets is aimed at…

This annotated bibliography contains a list of 143 publications to assist the home economics teacher in selecting materials for use with adolescent educable mentally retarded (EMR) students. The list is limited to publications which are available for purchase and to be arranged in two sections: one section for student use, and one section for…

The document is an outline of a one-year correspondence course in American History for students at the secondary and college levels. The course objective is to provide the students with a picture of America's people during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the use of literature. The student is required to read a certain…

In an effort to orient the student of Latin to the Humanities, a series of three quinmester courses focus on various aspects of life of a Roman family in the first century A.D. The second part of the trilogy, to be used independently or in sequence, concentrates on clothing, the significance of the Roman bath, architecture and its particular…

This sixth grade resource unit focuses on Middle East culture as seen through five areas of the social sciences: anthropology-sociology, geography, history, economics, and political science. Among objectives that the student is expected to achieve are the following: 1) given general information on the Middle East through the use of film, visuals,…

The guide is arranged in vertical columns relating curriculum concepts in American history to curriculum performance objectives, career concepts and career performance objectives, teaching methods, and resource materials. The three quarter course also presents occupational information on 61 different occupations including job duties, educational…

The guide is arranged in vertical columns relating curriculum concepts in earth science to curriculum performance objectives, career concepts and career performance objectives, suggested teaching methods, and resource materials. The course for eighth graders attempts to place the curriculum concepts in order of increasing difficulty. Occupational…

This booklet on the status of women, aimed at raising the consciousness of female college students, provides an orientation to feminism and references for further pursuit of the areas covered in the following sections. "On Woman and Her Role" sets the stage with selected quotations, expressing conflicting views of woman's role. "What It Is All…

The secondary and college level guide outlines a course of study on the Middle East, with emphasis on water problems of the area. Among the course objectives are the following: (1) make generalizations about particular Middle Eastern cultures and support them with evidence; (2) interpret environmental and social data from specific Middle Eastern…

A popular school project being undertaken around the country today is the amateur-built airplane. Many schools have already finished their first airplane and are working on their second. A list of some of these schools is provided. Interest in these programs has risen greatly among both students and teachers along with grades, attendance,…