Discusses the use of pictures in the language classroom and presents controlled and non-controlled activities incorporating pictures. (AM)

A teacher describes an activity designed to help children understand the number concepts of the basic addition facts with sums of 11 or greater. (CL)

In the first part (AA 527 718) of this two part article math expression was discussed as well as student difficulty with translating written symbols into easily verbalized sentences. In this second part comprehension problems are examined and activities are offered to help students overcome these reading difficulties. (Editor/RK)

Graphing is an integrative skill because you can use it whether you are teaching measurement or geometry or number theory or most any other topic. It is also important as a mode of communication which can simplify a large amount of information. Here are five steps for effective presentation of graphing to young students. (Author/RK)

Discusses points relevant to the improvement of reading in the industrial arts curriculum such as individual differences in learners, reading levels, readability, methods, and activity oriented experiences. (TA)

Just as spoken language is intended to be heard by an audience, written language aims to be read by an audience. In helping kids learn to write, teachers have ignored this crucial fact. The article discusses how a high school English teacher on the Navajo Indian Reservation got the students to do poetry and other creative writing. (Author/NQ)

Teaching techniques for developing a sense of historical time among students are presented. (DE)

Two vital requirements for a successful environmental education program, that it be interdisciplinary and that it teach children how to deal intelligently with controversy, were discussed. (Author/RK)

Activities based on newspapers can help students to develop four reading-thinking skills--remembering, inferring, evaluating, and appreciating. (JM)

Introduces three terms--synapsis, synesthesia, and synergy--applied to writing instruction as heuristic concepts. Describes classroom exercises, such as removing transitions from an essay and asking students to restore synaptic life to the paragraphs, viewing painting masterpieces to find analogous aesthetic concepts in written composition, and…

Describes assignment sequence introducing secondary school students to finding and interpreting quotes from assigned literature by having students (1) respond in journals to a quotation chosen by the teacher, (2) analyze characterization by illustrating character traits with quotations, (3) create a collage or mobile visually interpreting quote,…

Presents four activities suitable for upper elementary and middle/junior high school students. These activities focus on: (1) a customized spelling program; (2) designing fashions; (3) a student-generated form letter to parents; and (4) computer debates. (JN)

"Solve a simpler problem" is the strategy illustrated, with suggestions on other strategies included. (MNS)

The problem-solving strategy of using a drawing is highlighted, with two problems discussed. Tips on classroom climate and other teaching ideas are also given. (MNS)

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)