A preliminary activity helps students learn that there are situations that require restrictions on freedom of speech. Students are then asked to imagine themselves as members of a Library Selection Committee charged with reviewing library materials which will be purchased by their school for the next year. (RM)

Twelve games are described which serve to reduce students' mathematics anxiety. Children solve problems by observing, visualizing, manipulating, finding patterns, and using logical sequence. Some games do not involve numbers, but all games require original thinking and encourage intuition. (JMK)

Describes 10 thinking games that are suitable for use in both elementary and secondary school classrooms. (FL)

Simulation games are instructional techniques which create a social environment in which participants become involved with whatever resources they have. Discusses: (1) definitions of game, simulation, simulation game, and role playing; (2) advantages/disadvantages of simulation games; and (3) grading simulation games. (Author/JN)

Drawing on experience and frustration in encouraging the use of video in French instruction, a humorous story about an unsophisticated video user and a game of "Video-Goose" are presented to emphasize the problems of technology and attitude frequently encountered. (MSE)

Outlines circulation procedures for video games at four public libraries--Arlington Heights Public Library, Illinois; East Brunswick Public Library, New Jersey; South River Public Library, New Jersey; and Cloquet Public Library, Minnesota. Acquisition of materials, insurance fees, loan periods, and use of reserves are noted. (EJS)

Presents an innovative approach to teaching vocabulary to high school students. (FL)

Suggests that the Tarot deck can serve as a mechanism for generating many coherent stories and that the basic elements of narrative are inherent in and arise from the structure of a Tarot reading. (HOD)

A software package designed for touch-typing instruction is reviewed, focusing on features, educational value, design quality, written materials, and ease of use. (MP)

Emphasizes the seriousness of language play, especially when it is used in classrooms that contain students with learning disabilities. (RL)

This article discusses theoretical and practical aspects of gaming, tells how to develop a game, and describes a game created by the author to motivate staff nurses to write patient care plans consistently. (Editor/CT)

Examines the linguistic experimentation of children in three different age groups by means of their use of word games. (HTH)

Maintains that military geography should have a place in an overall college geography curriculum. Describes how several war games can help students relate geography to land warfare. (Author/DB)

Delinquents' patterns of play may be used as the context for teaching youths to adapt to societal demands. Games are uniquely self-reinforcing. The game preferences and behavior of delinquents are seen to differ from those of nondelinquents and may be used as the focus of a planned program of treatment. (Author)

Suggests a design for parents' night in which the children, in this case first graders, show their parents around via a games-and-reward format. (SJL)