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Interdisciplinary units and projects for thematic instruction / by Imogene Forte and Sandra Schurr ; [illustrated by Marta Drayton].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Kids' stuffPublication details: Nashville, Tenn. : Incentive Publications, c1994.Description: vii, 303 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 086530243X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1623.5 .F66 1994
Contents:
Major interdisciplinary thematic units: A picture is worth a thousand words -- Unplugging the television set -- Writing about me, myself, and I -- Survival of the fittest -- Numbers in the news -- The community as a school for learning-- Color my world -- The talents, traditions, and trademarks of Americana over time -- What insects can teach us about life -- Math is a ball when done at the mall -- Voting: the rewards and responsibilities of citizenship -- Ways to make every day Earth Day. Mini interdisciplinary thematic units: Say what you mean and mean what you say -- Write your way out -- A body speaks louder than words -- Kids and gangs -- Moods and masks -- Ready for information -- Magazines as springboards for personal writing -- Impromptu speaking -- Poetry figures -- Play it safe! -- The transition gap -- What makes you tick? -- Alternative ways to measure school pride, spirit, or culture -- Tangrams -- The round world of circles -- Organize a visitor's bureau for your school -- Attending to business -- Designing the perfect parent/teacher conference -- We're all in this together -- Parents as people -- As time goes by -- Teamwork is no mystery to the science world -- A career as a scientist. Enjoying my social self through science -- Kids can do their share -- It's all in the cards -- Learning to be peacemakers -- Crack the code -- What can the comics teach us about individual choices and group membership? -- The nutritious orange -- Ads add up when it comes to health and hygiene -- Let's get physical -- Group choices and their effects on individuals -- The world of advertising and its impact on you -- What does work mean to a scientist? -- Bubble mania -- Learning centers: Making school history -- The rewards of personal listening -- Creative dramas that teach -- What tickles your funny bone? Mathematical connections -- Math and the imagination -- How's your IQ (innovation quotient)? -- Investigate a road map -- Investigate a baseball card collection -- Investigating Rubik's cube -- Be a junior economist -- What makes a leader? Read/relate: The sound of the telephone -- Let's be testy -- Highlights of radio history -- Laws, lawbreakers, and law trials to argue about -- Without the love of books, the richest man is poor -- Language lingo -- Sports, games, and clubs -- Dealing with natural disasters -- Record breakers and shakers -- Famous performances by famous people -- Technological worders [sic] that entertain -- The great brain -- Featuring your physical self -- Your rights, needs, and the law -- Scientific beliefs about the future -- Animal stereotypes that just aren't true -- Language and word origins -- Exploring social customs through celebrations -- The calendar: responsibility for time -- Zest for computers -- Risk-taking myths and mysteries -- Working with chocolate -- V is for virus -- Sex, suicide, and substance abuse. Appendix : Ready-to-use thematic activities to accommodate differing learning styles: Independent study format -- Structured learning center format -- Mini unit format -- Free choice learning center -- Organizational chart for multi-grade grouping -- Other incentive publications materials related to interdisciplinary instruction: an annotated bibliography.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks LB1623.5.F66 1994 1 Available 33710000739768

"IP 300-4"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-301) and index.

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Major interdisciplinary thematic units: A picture is worth a thousand words -- Unplugging the television set -- Writing about me, myself, and I -- Survival of the fittest -- Numbers in the news -- The community as a school for learning-- Color my world -- The talents, traditions, and trademarks of Americana over time -- What insects can teach us about life -- Math is a ball when done at the mall -- Voting: the rewards and responsibilities of citizenship -- Ways to make every day Earth Day. Mini interdisciplinary thematic units: Say what you mean and mean what you say -- Write your way out -- A body speaks louder than words -- Kids and gangs -- Moods and masks -- Ready for information -- Magazines as springboards for personal writing -- Impromptu speaking -- Poetry figures -- Play it safe! -- The transition gap -- What makes you tick? -- Alternative ways to measure school pride, spirit, or culture -- Tangrams -- The round world of circles -- Organize a visitor's bureau for your school -- Attending to business -- Designing the perfect parent/teacher conference -- We're all in this together -- Parents as people -- As time goes by -- Teamwork is no mystery to the science world -- A career as a scientist. Enjoying my social self through science -- Kids can do their share -- It's all in the cards -- Learning to be peacemakers -- Crack the code -- What can the comics teach us about individual choices and group membership? -- The nutritious orange -- Ads add up when it comes to health and hygiene -- Let's get physical -- Group choices and their effects on individuals -- The world of advertising and its impact on you -- What does work mean to a scientist? -- Bubble mania -- Learning centers: Making school history -- The rewards of personal listening -- Creative dramas that teach -- What tickles your funny bone? Mathematical connections -- Math and the imagination -- How's your IQ (innovation quotient)? -- Investigate a road map -- Investigate a baseball card collection -- Investigating Rubik's cube -- Be a junior economist -- What makes a leader? Read/relate: The sound of the telephone -- Let's be testy -- Highlights of radio history -- Laws, lawbreakers, and law trials to argue about -- Without the love of books, the richest man is poor -- Language lingo -- Sports, games, and clubs -- Dealing with natural disasters -- Record breakers and shakers -- Famous performances by famous people -- Technological worders [sic] that entertain -- The great brain -- Featuring your physical self -- Your rights, needs, and the law -- Scientific beliefs about the future -- Animal stereotypes that just aren't true -- Language and word origins -- Exploring social customs through celebrations -- The calendar: responsibility for time -- Zest for computers -- Risk-taking myths and mysteries -- Working with chocolate -- V is for virus -- Sex, suicide, and substance abuse. Appendix : Ready-to-use thematic activities to accommodate differing learning styles: Independent study format -- Structured learning center format -- Mini unit format -- Free choice learning center -- Organizational chart for multi-grade grouping -- Other incentive publications materials related to interdisciplinary instruction: an annotated bibliography.