ERIC Number: ED372599
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-May
Pages: 95
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Clarendon Alternative School Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program: Curriculum Sampler.
San Francisco Unified School District, CA.
Sample lessons and instructional materials from a Japanese bilingual/bicultural elementary school program are presented. The lessons are designed to integrate Japanese language instruction with content instruction, using thematic units related to the core curriculum. The ten lessons are organized by target grade (K-5), and describe classroom procedures, additional instructional materials used, and group and individual activities, and may contain student worksheets, instructional aids, photographs of classroom activity, and/or samples of student work. Lesson topics include: a Japanese folk tale; creation of a big book in both English and Japanese; an experiment with air and water; telling time; a new year's celebration; use of origami to study the crayfish; a combination of mathematics concepts and history; haniwa clay sculpture; and description of past and present events through the study of poetry. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Class Activities, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Japanese, Lesson Plans, Native Language Instruction, Science Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Languages, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: San Francisco Unified School District, CA.
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