A multi-subject approach to using tangram puzzles in the classroom is included along with a short history section and accompanying lessons. These lessons provide an introduction to tangrams; methods for teaching bilingual and English-dominant children concepts and skills through activities that do not require strong English skills; and activities…

Problem-solving performance and goal-setting behavior were investigated in 156 undergraduates who, on Mehrabian's Achievement Scales, demonstrated either the motive to approach success or the motive to avoid failure. Different expectations of success or failure were induced by fictitious preperformance information. The degree of success or failure…

This is a list of forty-two textbooks, audio-visual aids, puzzles and games, readers, multi-media materials, and workbooks designed for use in teaching English as a second language at the elementary level. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author, and each includes a brief annotation. (PMP)

This collection of class activities is intended to serve as supplementary material for regular social studies texts to enrich social studies learning in grades 6-12. Sixty individual activities are listed alphabetically within four major categories of games, puzzle-quizzes, writing projects, and physical activities. Each activity is defined with…

A BASIC computer program based on a game that involves picking the appropriate weighings to find an odd base from among 13 balls in three tries is discussed. A sample run is included. (MN)

The author addresses two types of classroom activities: strategic games and games of conflict. It is suggested that each has an important role to play in many areas of mathematics. In addition to providing examples of games, the author reflects on the processes involved in using the activities. (PK)

Presents techniques for developing spatial visualization while dealing with concepts of area, proportion, and symmetry. Provides the objectives, directions, extensions, answers, and worksheets for each of the four activities. Describes involving parents. (YP)

This material contains 50 mathematical puzzles as a handy form for providing teachers a variety of puzzles. (YP)

Abstract ideas in linear algebra are illustrated at different levels of difficulty through the investigation of the solution to a well-known puzzle. Matrices are used to model the puzzle and the concepts of rank, underdetermined systems, and consistency are employed in the solution to the problem. (MDH)

Presents activities in problem solving for levels K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 for each week of the month of March. Activities include open-ended problems and games that engage students' intellect and interest while working individually and cooperatively. (MDH)

Purpose: To provide insights into approaches for conceptualising and producing case studies that will be appropriate for inclusion in educational and training programmes. Design/methodology/approach: The efficacy of a new process adopted in case writing, through "front loading" production of the teaching note, is described. An analogy is derived…

The authors apply descriptive and sequential analyses to a mother's distancing strategies toward her 3-year-old twin sons in puzzle assembly and book reading tasks. One boy had normal hearing and the other a mild hearing loss (threshold: 30 dB). The results show that the mother used more distancing behaviors with the son with a hearing loss, and…

One of a series of activity guides, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials for elementary school students. The activities and resources include: poems; bilingual stories and activities written in Spanish and English; a flannelboard story; word puzzles and other puzzles; a list of social studies textbooks…

One of a series of activity guides designed to aid teachers in developing the thinking skills of primary grade students, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials. The activities and resources include: a calendar which lists important days and birthdays in January; poems; an exercise in following directions; a…

One of a series of activity guides designed to aid teachers in developing the thinking skills of primary grade students, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials. The activities and resources include: a calendar which lists important days and birthdays in February; poems; flannelboard stories; word puzzles…