Presents a classroom exercise to involve secondary students in a plausible discussion of the impact of a technological phenomenon on the future of society. (RM)

Ideas for teaching children about creativity and its importance are offered in this article. Ingredients for developing creativity skills are presented and suggested projects are discussed. (DF)

An activity schedule slit board, used as a method for planning and assessing a student's work in transcription, is described. Appropriate exercises are assigned for such individual problem areas as grammar and sentence structure and errors in transcribing from shorthand. An example activity on the semicolon is provided. (TA)

Several activities are suggested in which children practice computation as a purposeful part of that activity. (DT)

The approach described teaches food/snack choices as recommended by a Dental and Nutrition Education Position Paper developed by Public Health Dentists and Community Nutritionists in Ontario. A teaching technique (adaptable to other grades) for helping third grade students select and record balanced lunch menus is included. (MS)

Suggests ways in which improvisational drama can be used to foster student involvement, self-awareness, and communication. (KS)

No word-list memorization here! Instead, in this book educators will discover classroom-tested, research-based strategies for teaching spelling in a way that reflects how middle school students actually learn -- by using spelling strategies and recognizing language patterns. This publication presents a wealth of strategies, activities, and ideas…

This article reports on a study aiming to design learning systems in which students' knowledge of reflection is brought closer to institutional knowledge of this isometry and to compare how their activities shape and are shaped by different forms of mediation. It presents descriptions of interactions of groups of students (aged 12-13 years) with…

Four kindergarten classes in an Ohio elementary school chose to study apples as a group project. Documenting the kindergartners' first experience with project work, this article discusses how the project evolved, and describes the three phases of the projectdiscussions of prior knowledge, fieldwork and visits from experts, and the culminating…

The power of drama provides a real context for narrative writing, and in this book the tool kit of drama strategies has been laid out and used effectively by teachers across a wider range of imaginary contexts. Using drama makes possible a vast range of themes and story contexts which enthuse and hook children into the writing process. The real…

This teacher's manual is arranged according to the four major categories that were identified as being necessary for a good foundation to an agricultural education program. Each section includes background information and activities for classroom use. Activities were designed to assist teachers in developing lesson plans for grades 4, 5, and 6;…

Role playing stimulates thinking. It helps students seek more than one solution to a problem, and it promotes consideration of long-range effects of choices. (Author)

Describes a class project where children found ways to adapt to routines, situations, and events of a real community to a simulated society in the classroom. (GB)

A project involving the use of student autobiographies for a high school course on the psychology of personality is described as appropriate to students interested in learning about themselves. (Author/KM)