This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include and Miami Beach Spanish Curricula Development Center.
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math, Unit 10, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. A supplement and ditto packet for use with unit 10 of the bilingual science/math strand developed for grade three contains both visuals for classroom use and worksheets for students which may be reproduced for individual seatwork. The timetable for when these materials are to be used is given in the teacher's guide for this unit. Instructional aids for kits 37-40 pertain to such science concepts as change, adaptation to environment, conservation, systems (solar system), gravity, and variation among animal species and a balanced diet. Math materials encompass multiplication and division, measurements, lines, angles, and practice with bank checks and bank books. All classroom materials are in Spanish. These supplementary materials support both instruction and assessment activities in the kits, each of which is designed for a teaching period of two to three weeks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Division, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 9, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Designed to help the teacher in presenting the material of unit nine's science-math strand for third graders, this supplement and ditto packet contains both group visual aids and seatwork activities for individual students. Notations in the teacher's guide indicate when the supplementary materials should be used. Concepts explored in the four kits of the unit include matter, energy, force, change, interaction, relativity, equilibrium, systems organization, variation, adaptation, reproduction, and conservation. The supplement contains pictures of such items as light bulbs, appliances, fuse boxes, wedge-type tools, gears, and simple and complex machines; these are used to help children identify concepts as well as to stimulate oral language and conceptual development. The ditto packet contains ditto masters for such exercises as addition story problems, place value work, and addition and subtraction equations. Language on all materials for classroom use is in Spanish. Worksheets for individual students are intended to be presented under supervision rather than as individual tasks. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Spanish SL Strand, Unit 9, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Along with the short story book "A donde Vamos", this supplement and ditto packet for the Spanish strand of unit nine for third graders presents story illustrations, maps, songs, and written exercises. All of the visual aids are designed to help the teacher successfully carry out the activities included in the teachers' guide to kits 33-36 of the unit. All activities of the four kits are oriented to the basic theme of the nation as a community. Activities centered around illustrations are presented to stimulate oral language and conceptual development and accompany such exercises as retelling of stories and discussing their key concepts and interpretations of pictures. Visual materials are also presented for singing and dramatization of songs and stories, work with cutouts, matching exercises, and other activities. Language on materials for classroom use is in Spanish. Worksheets are intended for presentation under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Educational Media
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Spanish SL Strand, Unit 4, Grade Two, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Supplementary instructional aids for unit four of Spanish as a Second Language for second graders, including visual aids and ditto masters for seatwork by students, are contained in this revised supplement. A teacher's guide corresponding to this unit gives the timetable for when these materials are to be used. Illustrations and worksheets are designed to help the teacher carry out learning activities which will provide the English-dominant child with structures and vocabulary for effective communication in a bilingual environment. These materials accompany activities largely in language arts and mathematics; some are for use with the three small pupil books which accompany the teacher's guide, and many illustrate the unit's basic theme of the neighborhood. Illustrations pertain to such areas as number lines, neighborhood communication and transportation, animals, words, sentence structure, verbs, numerals, time, places in the neighborhood, family members, school personnel, rooms in a house, and the weather. All language appearing on classroom materials is in Spanish, with brief introductions to the supplement and ditto packet in both Spanish and English. Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Communications, Community Resources
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Social Science, Unit 10, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Supplementary materials for unit 10 of the bilingual social science strand developed for grade three are designed to help the teacher carry out learning and assessment activities which focus on communities around the world. A timetable for when these materials are to be used is found in the teacher's guide for unit kits 37-40. Illustrations are to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development; and, there are ditto masters of worksheets for individual seatwork by students. The worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Instructional aids included here are maps of Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico; visuals for use with the story of the explorer Balboa; and worksheets on maps, cultural background, Balboa's life, natural resources of the countries, and elements of culture. All classroom materials are in Spanish. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts Strand, Unit 9, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet to the fine arts strand of unit nine for third graders contains illustrations, ditto masters, and four songbooks to help the teacher carry out the fine arts activities of this unit. Materials for both group activities and seatwork are included. Kit 33 uses the songbook "Canciones de Aqui y de Alla" and studies the relation existing between sound and their symbols, and the timbre of string instruments. Kit 34's book "Cantando a Dos Voces" teaches the skills of two-part singing. The songbook "Escucho y Canto" of Kit 35 extends the child's dance experiences, and "Sonidos y Melodias" of Kit 36 helps the child identify the expressive qualities of music. Supplement illustrations include pictures of musical instruments and scenes from songs as well as visuals for music theory. The ditto packet contains written exercises in music theory in addition to matching and fill-in-the-blank type activities. All materials supplied to the students for classroom use are presented in Spanish, with brief introductions to the packet in Spanish and English. The brightly illustrated songbooks feature music, words, and guitar chord positions. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Educational Media
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Social Science Strand, Unit 9, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Designed for use with unit nine of the grade three social science strand, this supplement and ditto packet contains visual aids to help the teacher carry out the activities described in the teacher's guide to this strand. Seatwork for individual students as well as material for group activities is included. Language on materials to be used in the classroom is in Spanish, with brief introductions to the supplement and ditto packet in Spanish and English. Expanding the conceptual field of the child in terms of the nation as a community, the materials are used to underscore the concepts of interdependence, cooperation, societal control, traditions, cultural change, power, and conflict. Illustrations are provided to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development; some are designed to be cut out for manipulation for small groups and individuals, and others are full size to be left intact. Supplement pictures serve as visuals for class discussion of such topics as story content and feelings of the characters portrayed. Other illustrations show historical landmarks and changes in the physical environment. Maps are used to trace early exploration routes, show state locations, and identify earth zones. Written exercises include matching and fill-in-the-blanks type activities and are intended to be presented under supervision. Descriptors: American History, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Educational Media
(1975). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts Strand, Unit 6, Grade 2, Supplement & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet to the fine arts strand of unit six for second graders contains visual materials to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities for the four kits of this unit. The four kits emphasize music theory and its application, rhythm, aesthetic expression, and kinds of themes and instruments. Materials for both group activities and seatwork for individual students are provided. Language on materials for classroom use is in Spanish. The visuals are designed to stimulate oral language and conceptual development; they include pictures of musical instruments, illustrations of stories, music notes and symbols, diagrams of finger plays, and pictures of the grocery bag costumes made to dramatize the song "La Boda del Piojo y la Pulga." The ditto packet features ditto masters to make multiple copies of matching exercises and music theory work. Cutouts for coloring and pasting on the bag costumes are also provided. A separate songbook accompanies each kit; the recording of all the music used is available on a cassette (available separately from the Dissemination Center). Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Creative Dramatics, Educational Media, Enrichment Activities
(1974). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts, Unit 4, Grade 2, Supplements & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet to the unit four fine arts strand for second graders contains visual materials to aid the teacher in carrying out the instructional and assessment activities of this strand. Seatwork for individual students is featured along with materials intended for class participation activities. Illustrations, provided to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development, include pictures from the story "The Magic Flute" in which students are introduced to the flute section of the wind instrument family. Pictures of trumpets, clarinets, and flutes are shown along with scenes from some of the songs. The ditto packet provides ditto masters for written work. Seatwork activities are intended for presentation under supervision rather than as independent activities. Games, rhythm band work, song-writing, a talent show, and choral speaking are among the fine arts activities featured. Areas of music under study include pitch, timbre, dynamics, intensity, mood, appreciation, ties, and rests. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Educational Media, Enrichment Activities
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Language Arts, Unit 6, Grade 2, Supplement & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet for the unit six language arts strand for second graders features visual aids to help carry out the activities described in the teacher's guide. Visuals based on the stories are used to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development along with class participation activities and written work. Other materials include maps, word cutouts, and written exercises with questions, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, and yes-no type activities. Worksheets for individual students are intended to be presented under supervision rather than as individual tasks. Language on materials for classroom use is in Spanish. The four kits of this unit are based on two pupil's story books, "De Aqui para Alla," and "Ciudad, Campo y Mar." Structured reading, creative oral and written expression, language analysis, and review and reinforcement of the decoding process are among the principal activity components. The theme of the neighborhood as a community forms a basis for the units which treat the spiraling questions of what the elements are, how needs and wants are satisfied, how change occurs, and what happens as a result of change. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Creative Expression, Creative Writing, Decoding (Reading)
(1976). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts Strand, Unit 7, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Four small illustrated song books and a supplementary packet of visuals and worksheets are support materials for unit seven of a fine arts strand for Spanish-speaking students in grade three. The materials are for use with the teacher's guide for the unit, composed of kits 25-28. The four Spanish song books have color illustrations to accompany the words, music, and guitar chords of each song. The visuals illustrate texts of the songs and are for use with instruction about note value, musical instruments, placement of notes on the staff, and rhythm. Ditto masters are for making multiple copies of individual seatwork sheets for students. These worksheets are to be presented under supervison rather than as independent tasks. All classroom materials are in Spanish. In addition to the guide and these materials, the unit also contains a cassette recording of vocal and instrumental selections (available separately from the Dissemination Center). Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Educational Media
(1976). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 7, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Instructional aids for classroom use and worksheets which may be reproduced for individual seatwork are included in these support materials for unit seven of the science/math strand developed for Spanish-speaking students in grade three. They are designed to be used with the teacher's guide to the unit, which contains a timetable for their use. The instructional aids and ditto masters are to help the teacher carry out instructional and assessment activities. The worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Science materials pertain to activities about plants and animals, life cycles, birth and death rates, food chains, and adaptation; math materials encompass regrouping techniques for adding and subtracting two-digit numbers, measurement by ruler and yardstick, liquid measurements, telling time, line segments, points, intersections, and Roman numerals to XII. All classroom materials are in Spanish. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Botany, Educational Media
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts, Unit 10, Grade 3, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Four song books for pupils, a supplement of instructional aids, and a ditto packet make up the support materials for unit 10 of the bilingual fine arts strand developed for the third grade. Instructional aids for kits 37-40 are designed to help the teacher present instructional and assessment activities in the teacher's guide for the unit; ditto masters are for making multiple copies of visuals and individual seatwork sheets for students. The four small song books, totally in Spanish, have color illustrations to accompany the words, music, and guitar chords for each song. Visuals pertain to note values, rhythm, note position, a biographical study of Robert Schumann, the musical story of "The Singers of Bremen," and syncopation. The ditto packet contains worksheets for assessment activities. These worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than presented as independent tasks. All classroom materials are in Spanish, and the timetable for when they are to be used appears in the teaching guide. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Educational Media
(1975). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Social Science Strand, Unit 6, Grade 2, Supplement & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet to the social science strand of unit six for second graders contains materials for both group activities and seatwork for individual students. Based on the theme of the neighborhood as a community, the visual materials can be used to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development. Pictures of businesses, occupations, and types of neighborhoods are used to help students identify the elements of various neighborhoods. Other visuals aid in class discussions on changes, ethnic differences, group formation, and conflict resolution. The ditto packet contains ditto masters for making multiple copies of visuals and individual seatwork sheets. Written activities include matching occupation with job descriptions, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, and yes-no type questions. The written work is intended to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Language on materials for classroom use is in Spanish and the brief introductions to the supplement and ditto packet are in Spanish and English. Each kit within the unit is designed for a period of instruction of two to three weeks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Characteristics, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Influences
(1975). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 6, Grade 2, Supplement & Ditto Packet. The supplement and ditto packet to the science-math strand of unit six for second graders features visual materials to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities for the unit's four kits. Illustrations are provided to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development. Some are designed to be cut out for manipulation with small groups and individuals, while others are full sized and may be colored and mounted on cardboard to facilitate their use. Most of the pictures in the supplement are of plants and animals and their habitats, and are used to reinforce the concepts of reproduction, adaptation, environment, conservation, and ecology. The ditto packet provides ditto masters for visuals for group activities and individual seatwork. Written work for regrouping, fill-in-the-blank, and matching exercises is provided along with equations and word problems. Other visual materials assist in teaching measurement; the cardinal points of north, south, east and west; and map usage. Language on materials for the classroom is in Spanish. Worksheets for individual pupils are intended for presentation under supervision rather than as individual tasks. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Ecology, Educational Media