This article presents thirty simple ideas for interactive whiteboards and how IWB can make one's teaching life easier. These teaching ideas for the interactive whiteboard can be used by teachers every day. Tips for classroom management are also presented.

Describes 10 classroom projects designed to stimulate elementary children at the end of the school year. (SB)

The way in which an elementary school teacher involved her students with computer software to create a calendar for school activities (including students' birthdays) is described. Software helpful for this procedure is briefly reviewed. (CB)

Presents ideas for a variety of learning activities, many with a February theme. Includes such things as valentine games, word games, ideas for new uses for old books, Lincoln and Washington activities, a shapes game, ideas for how to use skill cares, and activities for teaching syllables. (JMB)

Ideas for educational games in the elementary school classroom. (M)

Five teachers describe games and methods they use to interest children in spelling. (SB)

Teachers may use a variety of participatory activities to stimulate students' interest in the legislative arm of American government and in their own role as good citizens. Activities suggested include writing a play about Congress, writing to a congressional representative, and inviting a representative to class. (JL)

Described is a third-grade class's science project of raising monarch butterflies. (CJ)

Presents ideas for creative music, mathematics, language, and social studies activities for use in the classroom. (CM)

Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated September 15th through October 15th, is a great opportunity to kick off a whole year of cultural discovery. This article presents 25 great ideas for Hispanic heritage. These 25 fresh ideas--from Aztec math to Carnaval masks--are easy to put together, and they offer students the chance to celebrate their own…

Describes a class project designed to bridge the learning gap between June and September by creating a bag full of summer learning activities. (SB)

This study unit contains suggestions for learning activities in the area of computer science. Ideas are provided for creating a computer-interest center, books and references about computers, and class activities. (CJ)

Presents class activities, bulletin boards, songs, games, stories, plays, recipes, and art ideas for November and December, with emphasis on Thanksgiving, Book Week, and Christmas. (SJL)

A teacher describes how a classroom diary, part of a daily classroom routine, was created through class members sharing their experiences with each other. The diary also served as a teaching tool in such areas as language arts and handwriting. (CB)