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Cunningham, Patricia – Instructor, 1997
Presents three activities for teaching the 120 words that primary students use and need most. The high frequency word list (120 words) is included. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
Gentry, J. Richard – Instructor, 1997
Presents three activities that prepare students for matching up with spelling partners, carrying out partner quizzes, and scoring partner quizzes. A sidebar provides tips for making partner quizzes work. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching, Spelling Instruction
McLaughlin, Peggy; And Others – Instructor, 1993
Explains how to set the stage for cooperative learning in primary classrooms. One article describes how to achieve classroom cooperation using developmentally appropriate planning; the other discusses class activities that can spark a collaborative spirit (e.g., cooperative murals and book discussions). (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Ellis, Susan S.; Whalen, Susan F. – Instructor, 1992
Presents 35 strategies for dealing with common challenges that may arise in the cooperative learning classroom. Challenges include children who cannot get along, who prefer to be alone, who are unmotivated, who cannot keep up, who finish first, who finish last, and who make too much noise. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Novelli, Joan – Instructor, 1993
Describes how technology helped one elementary teacher meet the needs and celebrate the strengths of all his students in a mixed-ability-grouped, student-centered classroom. Technology allowed the children many more choices for different kinds of learning and helped them develop their individual strengths. (SM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Creative Teaching
Pelletier, Carol; And Others – Instructor, 1992
Presents class activities to help elementary teachers prepare their students for cooperative learning. Phase one involves building team spirit and appreciating differences. Phase two includes strategies for trying substantial cooperative projects. Phase three offers ideas for adding cooperation to basic subject areas all year long. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Group Activities
Levi, Tricia – Instructor, 1995
Describes the winners of the Prentice Hall/National Middle School Association Teaching Team Awards (established to recognize exceptional interdisciplinary projects by middle school teaching teams). Students designed a new school, simulated a journey over the Oregon trail, conducted oral histories, and turned a local river into a learning…
Descriptors: Awards, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning
Slavin, Robert; And Others – Instructor, 1992
Outlines the views of three scholars on cooperative learning: cooperation in content areas (team-assisted individualization and cooperative integrated reading and composition); grading techniques (e.g., individual score plus group bonus points, group scores, and scoring only one member's paper); and structuring social interaction (round robin,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research
