Textbook Classification Scheme
A. GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS
A.1 English
A.2 Spanish
B. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
B.1 Teacher’s resource
B.2 Nursery rhymes/books
B.3 Manipulatives
C. CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
D. MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
D.1 Gifted
D.2 Special Education (ADD, ADHD, LD, Sign Lang., Handicapped)
Children’s Books (e, m, s)
E. COMMUNICATIVE ARTS
E.1 Language analysis and skills
.11 Penmanship
.12 Spelling/ Vocabulary
.13 Grammar/ Usage
.14 Linguistics (basal)
.15 Phonetics/Oral Language (alphabet books)
.2 Reading (activities)
.2
Basal Reading (e, m, s)
.201 Children’s Books (e, m, s)
.211 Spanish Children’s Books (e, m, s)
.212 Individualized Readers (multiple copies) (e, m, s)
.213 Reading Assessments, Study Skills, Comprehension Skills
.214 Spanish/English Children’s Books (e, m, s)
.3 Composition and Creative Writing (newspaper, poetry, etc.)
.31
Journal Writing, Writing Process, Grammar
.4 Literature
.41
Literary Works (fairy, folk, myths, fables, tall tales)
.411 Poetry
.4111 Afro-American
.4112 Asian—American
.4113 Hispanic—American
.4114 Native—American
.412 English Literature
.413 World Literature
.414 Literature Anthologies
.5 Speech
.6 Mass Media
F.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
.110 Modern Greek
.120 Latin
.121 French
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.122
.123
.124
.131
.141
G.
.1
.2
.3
H.
.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
German
Russian
GUIDANCE SERVICES
Career Education
Educational Guidance (study skills and assessments)
Social Guidance (for teachers)
.31
Psychology (counseling techniques and games)
.32
Personality Development (e, m, s)
.33
Family Living (e, m, s) death, divorce, adoption, alcoholism, gambling,
foster care
.331 Parenthood Education
SOCIAL STUDIES
World Geography
.11
United States
.12
Area studies
.121 Single Countries
.13
Physical Geography (topographical, map and graph skills)
World History
.21
Area studies (time period-Medieval, etc.)
.211 Single countries
.22
United States History
.220 Biography
.221 Area studies (Northwest, Midwest, etc.)
.222 Single states
.223 Minority Group History
.224 Unified course {basals, games, thematic curriculum)
Global Cultural Studies (history, civics, geography, etc.)
.31
Area studies for international understanding
.32
Single countries (traditions & customs)
Government and Political Science
.41
Civics and Government (United States)
.410 Civics and Economics
.411 Environmental Education
.412 Law
.42
Comparative study of governments
Sociology
.51
Family Living
.511 Urban Studies (community living)
.513 Intergroup Relationships (racism)
.514 Minority Group Studies (multicultural)
.5141 Afro—American
.5142 Hispanic—American
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.5143 Hebrew—American
.5144 Native American
.5145 Asian
.6 Anthropology—Archaeology
.7 Economics
He. Spanish curriculum
I. HOLIDAYS/ SEASONS
.1 General
.2 Halloween
.3 Christmas-Hanukkah
.4 Thanksgiving
.5 Martin Luther King
.6 Spring (March-May)
.7 Summer (June-Aug.)
.8 Winter (Dec.-Feb.)
.9 Fall (Sept.-Nov.)
J. SCIENCE
.1 General Science (experiments, study skills, basals)
.2 Life Science
.21
Ecology
.22
Anatomy and Physiology
.23
Biology and Zoology
.3 Chemistry
.4 Physics
.5 Physical Science (electricity, magnets, energy, machines)
.51
Astronomy
.511 Space Science
.52
Earth Science (air, weather, water, land forms, seasons)
.521 Geology (dinosaurs, volcanoes, earthquakes)
.53
Oceanography
.6 Aviation/Aeronautics
.7 Manipulatives
Je. Spanish curriculum
K. MATHEMATICS
.1 Arithmetic (teacher resources) pl.vl, count/sort, computation
.11
Manipulatives/activity books
.12
Games/activities
.13
Children’s books
.2 General Mathematics (basals, teacher resources)
.21
Manipulatives/activity books
.22
Games/activities
.23
Applied / Consumer math
.3 Algebra
.4 Geometry
.41
Manipulatives/activity books
.5 Trigonometry/Calculus
3
.6
.7
L.
.1
.2
.3
Statistics/Probability
Metric System
LOGIC
General (critical thinking, problem solving)
Creative Thinking
Computer Awareness
.31 Programming
.32 Literacy awareness
.33 Data processing
.34 Keyboarding
M. HUMANITIES
.1 Music
.11Music instruments
.2 Art
.3 Drama
R. HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND SAFETY
.1 Health, Hygiene, and Nutrition
.11
First Aid
.12
Sex Education
.13
Home Nursing
.14
Drug/alcohol Education
.2 Physical Education
.3 Safety Education (strangers, bike)
.31
Driver Education
.4 Sports
T. INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
.1 General Shop
.2 Drafting and Mechanical Drawing
.3 Building Trades
.4 Transportation and Communication
.5 Graphic Arts
.6 Control of Resources
.7 Home Economics (cookbooks)
.8 Business Education
U. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
.1 Classroom Management
.11
Positive Reinforcement/Motivators
.12
Communication (teacher-parent)
.2 Visual Aids/Resources
.21
Bulletin Boards
.22
Video Production
.23
Clip Art
.3 Assessment
.31
Rubrics
.32
Graphic Organizers
4
.4
.5
.6
.7
.33
Portfolios
.34
Video Production
Unit Development
.41
Thematic
.42
Integrated
.43
Novels, Picture Books, Readers
Teacher Tips and Ideas
.51
Games/ Puppets/ Flannelgraph/ Finger plays
Instructional Strategies
.61
Cooperative Learning
.62
Learning Center/Stations
.63
Circle Times
.64
Exceptional
.65
Inclusion
Second Languages
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Grade Level
Author or Subject
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