This volume, the first in a two-volume core curriculum, is designed for use in teaching a course in basic bricklaying. Included in the introductory section of the guide are units on the free enterprise system, the economics of free enterprise, industry orientation, ways of becoming a good leader, job advancement, and safety and first aid. The next group of units deals with basic math, measurement, basic plan reading, and estimation. Concluding the curriculum are units on arc welding and oxyacetylene cutting. Each instructional unit contains some or all of the following: performance objectives, suggested activities, information sheets, transparency masters, assignment sheets, job sheets, tests, and answers to the test and assignment sheets. (MN)