A Thematic Literary Unit [microform] : Using Literature across the Curriculum in an Elementary Classroom / Diane M. Vivian.

"Think Big" is a thematic literary unit, using literature about elephants in a holistic way and attempting to cross the curriculum into the content areas of science and math. It is a way of expanding the basal reading series and providing appropriate and supportive instruction in a coopera...

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Main Author: Vivian, Diane M.
Corporate Author: University of North Dakota. Center for Teaching and Learning
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990.
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