This curriculum guide for teachers of adult education is divided into three parts. The first offers an overview of adult basic education, the teacher as counselor, testing and evaluation, instructional procedures--physical environment and classroom management, techniques providing variety in instruction--discussions, demonstrations, projects, problem-solving, lectures, role-playing, field trips, community resources, audiovisual material, team study, and evaluation of instructional materials. The second part provides sequential skills for grades 0-3, 4-8, and 9-12 in language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. The third part covers areas of instruction for teaching sequential skills: (1) family life instruction--health and safety, management of food, management of clothing, family business, management of housing, parent-child relationship, marital responsibility; (2) citizenship--structure of government, governmental services, principles and objectives from which government was developed, voting information, tax structure, community participation, rights and responsibilities, current events; (3) occupational education--job opportunities, positive work attitudes, personal development, technique of getting a job, keeping a job, unions and labor laws, Social Security system; (4) consumer education; (5) personal improvement and development; (6) conservation of natural resources; and (7) leisure time. References are provided throughout. (KM)