Details of a Math Day held at an elementary school are presented. The day was developed because of a perceived need to provide pupils with experiences that would help them develop positive attitudes and view mathematics as more than just an isolated subject comprised of only computational skills. (MP)

The nature of an investigation into numbers termed Nearly Isosceles Pythagorean Triples (NIPTs) is detailed. The exploration, even though it is stated to have no practical value, is defended as helping pupils see the beauty of patterns in mathematics. Two questions regarding the pattern of generating NIPTs are noted. (MP)

Offers six suggestions for teaching reading, including forming reading clubs, using story folders, and devising a parent involvement program. (AEA)

Describes the team teaching program at Randolph Intermediate School, in Randolph, New Jersey. The program has been functioning successfully for the last six years. (Author/SJL)

Summarizes activities and materials for a two-week nutrition education program designed to foster food choice skills. Results of classroom field testing are also reported. (SK)

Describes a career education program that systematically introduces technical-vocational-occupational (TVO) training information in the career counseling process. Also outlines training sources and guidelines for evaluating TVO training alternatives. (RC)

Describes a rehabilitation counselor program which includes a package series related to intake interview skills, goal-setting, and systematic caseload management. Develops counselor skills including caseload management, relationship building, intake interviewing, arranging diagnostic services, diagnosing client problems, and goal-setting…

Five teachers describe the activities and benefits of special programs conducted by their schools: a turn-on-to-learning pep-up rally; a foreign language day; a math festival; a health carnival; and a grandparents' day. (SJL)

A system designed to provide workable mathematics enrichment to gifted students in a standard mathematics classroom is presented. Mathematical contracts are the main feature of this successfully used program. (MP)

Describes a science program designed for gifted seventh and eighth grade students. Includes curriculum guidelines; implementation, development, and evaluation of the program. (MA)

Describes scope and significance of a high school water monitoring project and discusses problems and solutions related to water testing in general and winter water testing in particular. Discussions of stream velocity, stream flow, biotic index, and coliform bacteria tests are included. (DC)

Provides examples of problem-solving activities that allow middle-school youngsters in social studies classes to explore some of the problems of the elderly. Learning experiences are described that examine elderly stereotypes and sources that perpetuate these stereotypes. (RC)

Describes a successful after-school tutoring program that involves teachers, students, and parents, and has resulted in higher scores on both minimum-competency tests and achievement tests. Includes guidelines for starting such a program. (IRT)

Developing Understanding of Self and Others (DUSO) provides a variety of activities for developing understanding of self and others. Gifted students not only can learn from the activities as structured in the kit, but also are encouraged to imagine and create variations on these activities. (Author)

The current disquiet over basic numeration is briefly discussed with reference to Piaget and Bruner and attention is focused on play as a possible vehicle for enactive representation. A program of games is described including program rationale, examples, and tentative findings. (Author/SJL)