An elementary school pilot career program that includes evaluation of self-characteristics, exploration of broad occupational areas, introduction to the economic and social values of work, and introduction to sociological and psychological meanings of work. (RB)

Describes how the combined effort of the History, English, and Art departments helped students to create an exhibit that invited all students to stop, look, and learn. (RB)

How to use listening to responses as a diagnostic tool to discover children's reading and comprehension problems. (RB)

Methods for using various visual materials, readily available in the classroom, to motivate the learner to communicate more freely in his second language. (RB)

Intended for the elementary teacher who lacks science teaching experience, this article presents tips for finding background information and for stocking a portable "science lab" with everyday materials. It also outlines 10 easy experiments. (SJL)

Presented are methods to help teachers continue the environmental awareness programs they have already started by providing up-to-date information and activities dealing with air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste disposal. (Author/KC)

Describes a program for teaching foreign languages in the elementary school classroom. Presents curriculum materials in three areas (vocabulary and contextual, language, and cultural) for grades K-3 and 4-6. (JMB)

Describes how teachers turned the reality of the nuclear reactor incident at Three Mile Island into a learning experience for children by recreating the sequence of events through creative dramatics. (CM)

Suggests some ideas for introducing students to zoos--their learning advantages, the backgrounds of their animals, and their maintenance--including five learning activities. (RK)

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)

Presents suggestions for helping elementary teachers learn students' names and helping students feel comfortable in the first week of school while studying mathematics skills related to graphing and data. The activities involve graphing students' names and reading a children's book then creating mathematics activities out of the lead character's…

This article describes how a sixth grade teacher uses contests, games, and fun to teach superior geography skills. (Author/IAH)

Information on commercial fishing is provided, and a board game is described which requires students to watch for ocean signs of good fishing, choose equipment to catch specific types of fish, and consider effects of weather on working at sea. A reproducible copy of the game, with instructions, is included. (IAH)