This package of practical ideas collected by the Authentic Basic Life-Centered Education (ABLE) Model Program should be useful for teachers and administrators who are revising curriculums and writing curriculum guides for the elementary and intermediate level. Suggested units are based on an "organizing center concept" such as banking, baking, and the telephone business, and divided into groupings of: (1) resources (accessibility)--what tools, materials, and human talent can be used to make a unit accessible to the child, (2) content (mobility)--how can the subject material pull together new relationships from past studies, or enable children to encounter the fundamental activities of the community, their religion, their culture, and (3) performance (accomplishment)--how can the child express himself, use different resources, and show others what he has learned. Materials have been tested, evaluated, and revised in a variety of classroom settings. Other materials provide information on (1) interviewing, (2) field trips, (3) staff development activities, (4) career lattices, and (5) 70 suggested classroom activities for occupational exploration. Objectives are clearly stated and activities stress use of all resources, such as role-playing, field trips, and community resources. (JS)