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Download full textWright, Reid – 2000
The activity book is designed to help children learn that writing messages and stories will help them see the value of learning to spell. The activity book's program is based on the ideas that accurate spelling contributes to the clarity of written messages; spelling accuracy shows attention to detail, sending a positive message to teachers and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Independent Study, Learning Activities, Spelling
Peet, Howard – 2001
The Level 5 activity book is designed to help children learn that writing messages and stories will help them see the value of learning to spell. The workbook's program is based on the ideas that accurate spelling contributes to the clarity of written messages; spelling accuracy shows attention to detail, sending a positive message to teachers and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Grade 5, Independent Study, Intermediate Grades
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
Each teacher has a style of teaching that provides the most effective way to help students grasp the desired learning concepts. One point teachers agree on is that teaching vocabulary to children needs to be an active process that engages students in entertaining activities and helps them build a bridge between already known vocabulary and the new…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book guides parents and children in developing strategies to figure out words. The first chapter, Skills for Identifying Words, presents general strategies for making sense of words, and for using the eyes and ears to identify words. The first chapter also offers listening and visual exercises. The second chapter, Using Phonics To Identify…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book offers suggestions to help parents make their children successful readers and learners. The first chapter, Getting Started, discusses setting an example, being a tutor, creating a positive environment, and letting children be the stars. The second chapter, The Reading Process: Building Meaning, discusses setting a purpose, stages of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities, Parents as Teachers
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book provides directions and sample activities to help parents teach their children to follow an easy system for study reading: set clear purposes for study; ask targeted questions; read quickly for specific information; summarize effectively; and gather information from charts and tables. The first section, Flexibility and Reading Speed,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Charts, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
Helm, Judy Harris, Ed. – 1996
A project is an extended, in-depth investigation of a topic, ideally one worthy of children's attention and energy. This catalog, prepared for an annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, combines articles explaining the project approach in the classroom with summaries of projects displayed at the meeting. It…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Creative Development, Discovery Learning
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book examines ways parents can use their child's interests to develop positive reading attitudes, read aloud to their child, and select books for children--with the goal of developing life-long readers. The first chapter, Creating Interest and Positive Attitudes, discusses developing an early interest in reading, the "language story"…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedCesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2003
Summarizes ERIC documents and journal articles and highlights World Wide Web resources that discuss uses of technology in the elementary school classroom to foster student learning. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Technology
Katz, Lilian G.; Chard, Sylvia C. – 1998
Unlike units and themes in the early childhood and primary curriculum, projects are defined as children's in-depth investigations of various topics--ideally, topics worthy of the children's time and energy. As increasing numbers of teachers and school districts incorporate project work into their curriculum, questions have been raised about what…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Learning
Knapp, Clifford E. – 1996
Outdoor education, a general term describing the use of resources outside the classroom, has long been considered a method to improve student learning. This book aims to create a bridge between current school reform efforts and the field of outdoor education. Chapter 1 introduces the idea of outdoor education and relates several recent educational…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Community Study, Democratic Values
Helm, Judy Harris, Ed. – 2000
Projects are in-depth studies of a topic undertaken by a class, a group, or an individual child. Projects are intended to strengthen children's dispositions to be interested, absorbed, and involved in in-depth observation, investigation, and representation of worthwhile phenomena in their own environments. This Catalog on the Project Approach, the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Administrator Role, Cartography, Cooperative Learning
Beneke, Sallee – 1998
This book documents the work of a master preschool teacher, her co-teachers, student teachers, and very young children as they explored the automotive laboratory adjacent to their early childhood classroom at a community college. In addition to introducing the project approach, the master teacher also introduced the staff and students to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
