Four worksheets are provided which give instructions for constructing a tangram by locating points on the Cartesian plane, which specify shapes to be made with the seven tangram pieces, and which ask students to create additional shapes. (DT)

Article details eight reading learning stations to be developed over a two-week period and geared to the intermediate grades. (Editor/GB)

A description of the organization and implementation of a mathematics lab for individual or small group use. Room arrangement, types of materials, and the role of teacher and aide are briefly discussed. (DT)

Instructions are given for making a flexagon; the possible transformations of the flexagon by flexing and turning are shown to form a non-abelian group of order 6. (DT)

The study assessed the effectiveness of methematical laboratories as compared with the regular mathematics teaching program. A control group, mathematical laboratory group, and a third group called a Class Discovery Group were formed for making comparisons. Gains were higher on cumulative achievement, transfer, and divergent thinking measures for…

The elementary unit kits, interdisciplinary and self contained learning systems comprised of a variety of learning activities and media which approach a social studies topic through a method of inquiry, are examined. (SM)

Four kinds of learning are the basis for most of the discussion in this paper: direct-application learning, basic skills, background knowledge, and personal learning. (Author/CB)

Three popular textbooks were analyzed for level of cognitive processes used, and implications were drawn regarding supplementary activities if the English primary school model is to be transplanted" in America. (MM)

Activities to aid slow-learning and disadvantaged students in reading clocks are detailed; examples of worksheets are included. (DT)

A mathematics center is described, including a list of basic equipment for the laboratory. The main focus of the article is on teaching method. Three discovery-oriented procedures are noted, and successful activities and materials are discussed. (DT)