The open-approach teaching method, a problem-solving method, is described, with examples of situations and problems that are suitable for this approach. The teaching-learning process and educational implications are discussed. (MNS)

The probability of selecting two matching socks is discussed. (MNS)

Focusing on the women of colonial Virginia, this learning activity package introduces students to the social history of that period. The unit is designed to be implemented in either a one or three-week format and makes use of audio tapes and slides gathered at the 1985 Stratford-Monticello Seminar held at the University of Virginia. (JDH)

This article describes how a television 'gameshow' format was used to help students review for a comprehensive final. Provides complete instructions for setting up a 'gameshow' review class and describes students' reactions to the experience. (JDH)

How set theory, combinatorics, probability, and the study of algorithms can be used in solving two problems is described in detail. Three computer programs are listed. (MNS)

Presents a lesson plan which shows how to integrate primary source material gathered during a field trip to a local historical society into a history or social studies class. Includes primary source material from an 1825 diary and a list of discussion questions. (JDH)

Maintains that metaphors may be used to help secondary students understand the figurative language often encountered in social studies. Shows how labels were attached to real dominos which were then tipped over to explain the "domino effect," a theory often referred to in foreign affairs. This experience was related to "event chains" which were…

This article describes how to use a bulletin board to help intermediate grade-level students organize and present the results of library research about the geographical features of different places. (JDH)

Presents a collection of teaching activities suitable for students in the upper grades. These activities focus on practical programming projects, use of word processors for learning a foreign language, an Atari program for making a starburst, and a program (with deliberate errors) to determine the thickness of folded paper. (JN)

Teachers often repeat words like "good" or "o.k." in praise of children's work. Other examples of words they can use are listed. Activities to get the students themselves involved with the praise words are also suggested, e.g., build a praise dictionary. (RM)

Saint Patrick's Day can be a day to honor the Irish for the contributions they have made to American life. Important historical figures of Irish descent and Irish folk customs are discussed. (DF)

The social upheaval of the Great Depression and the U.S. reaction to World War II are analyzed to demonstrate how country music songs, artists, and composers can help students gain historical insights. Songs appropriate for studying these two topics in U.S. history are listed. (RM)

Presents a series of classroom exercises and activities that stimulate children's creativity through the use of visualization. Discusses procedures for guided imagery and offers some examples of "trips" to imaginary places. Proposes visualization as a warm-up exercise before art lessons. (DR)

Describes a method of teaching verbal helping skills to students who do not have access to a clinical population. Open-ended interviews with "real" people are used as the primary training devise; role-playing simulations and programed instruction complement this experience. (Author/JDH)

Describes how a class of fifth graders, acting as anthropologists, examined two different collections of prime-time television commercials in order to make inferences about the cultures they represented. (JDH)