This report describes the use of "invention workshops" in the elementary science program to stimulate the creative potential of children and to involve the child in divergent thought proceses. The workshops begin with an interest-getting experience focusing attention on a project open to unlimited creative interpretation; the most effective…

This newsletter, published monthly from September through May, keeps teachers informed about new learning resources in consumer education, as well as the latest projects and developments in the field. This issue contains a lead article on development of valuing skills in consumer economics. The major portion of the newsletter consists of three…

The purpose of this handbook is to provide suggestions for teaching science outdoors through the use of the California Natural History Guides. Specific references to the Guides are made throughout the handbook. Learning activities related to outdoor science education are grouped under the following topics: objectives, suggested activities,…

This teaching guide covers a study of significant literary works that deal with man's capacity for illusion and self-deception in his quest for identification and fulfillment. The guide lists Performance Objectives, Course Content, Teaching Strategies, Learning Activities, Student Resources, and Teacher Resources. The subject matter range is (1)…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of food services students, this instructional package is one of three for the hospitality and recreation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…

Recent interest may indicate increasing use of radio in foreign language learning despite some of the very realistic obstacles that face the beginner. Shortwave radio can be used imaginatively in a variety of ways, including: (1) increasing the reality, currency, and accuracy of listening comprehension skills; (2) actual communication with…

Presented is information designed to help teachers identify visual perception difficulties and provide remediation for elementary school students. Sections cover the following topics: diagnosis of visual perception skills in reading; visual perceptual factors and their relation to school success; and definition and activities for figure-ground…

Provided is a collection of teacher developed materials and suggestions for learning activities with elementary school students. Described and illustrated are 21 "folder centers" for language development and 8 additional activities for language and mathematics learning. (IM)

The author offers seven exercises which home economics or other teachers may use to help their students clarify their values as they relate to the consumption and conservation of natural resources, especially energy sources, and recommends a popular book, "How To Live Cheap But Good," to be analyzed with students. (AJ)

A high school Business Enterprise Training Program allows students to participate as a management team in charge of a variety of classroom business enterprises. Teaching strategies, activities, and organization for the program's experiences in basic business principles and management techniques are discussed. (Author/MS)

A review of the Agricultural Careers curriculum developed by the Agricultural Education Department at Oklahoma State University is presented. (LH)

English teachers must organize activities that will teach the true processes of revision. (JH)

A number of devices for use in teaching foreign language conservation courses are described. Among them are hypothetical situations, group discussions, activities for improving oral comprehension, plays and skits, collective stories, dialogues, interviews, speeches, recorded songs, cartoon captions, television games, and card techniques. (RM)

An experiment was conducted to determine the conditions under which selective imitation of relative clauses could be produced in preschool. Imitation training was more effective than modeling alone, and instructions and reinforcements were effective in an additive manner. Implications for the role of imitation in language development are…

The "geometry of distortion" and some prestidigitation show kids that lines, surfaces, and planes are not always what they seem. (Editor)