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ERIC Number: ED394829
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 182
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Community Resource Curriculum Development: Grades K-2.
Bentley, Michael L.; And Others
This manual was developed by the Community Resource Curriculum Development Project (CRCDP), a cooperative project to develop multi-disciplinary, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural science/social sciences teaching units based upon the Illinois State Goals for Learning and the Chicago Public Schools outcomes for a seamless kindergarten, first, and second grade cluster. This manual contains six teaching units that include several experience-based activities using a constructivist teaching model and incorporating local resources. In these units, students approach each activity using skills gained from their own life experiences. Scientific principles and concepts are introduced following active exploration with hands-on models and investigations. Lessons are linked to information available in the local area and teachers are encouraged to utilize resources in their neighborhood communities whenever possible. The units include: (1) "Eco Eco..."; (2) "The Four Seasons of the Year"; (3) "Getting a Grip on our Garbage"; (4) "Animals, Animals Everywhere: Land, Sea, and Air"; (5) "Our Wonderful Raintree Forests"; and (6) "Developing an Appreciation for Trees." (JRH)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Eisenhower Program for Mathematics and Science Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National-Louis Univ., Evanston, IL.; Chicago Public Schools, IL.; Illinois Univ., Chicago.; Chicago Academy of Sciences, IL.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: For other curriculum development documents for grades 3-4 and 5-6, see SE 058 301-302.