Infusing Real-Life Topics into Existing Curricula

Infusing Real-Life Topics into Existing Curricula

Recommended Procedures and Instructional Examples for the Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels

James R. Patton • Mary E. Cronin • Susan J. Wood

This book is a practical resource that presents a step-by-step procedure for integrating real-life (i.e. life skills) content into curricular materials used in classrooms. The main feature of this book is the section that includes 17 examples of this infusion process. The examples are taken from current instructional materials from general and special education and represent the majority of possible subject areas typically part of the school’s curriculum. Each example has an actual page from a textbook or other instructional material and completed Infusion Planning Guide.

87 pages • ©1999 • softcover

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