What do you do with 100 or more children who would rather be in a warm art room than outside on the cold playground for 45 minutes at noon? The solution, games: to arouse interest, to teach basic art principles, and to reinforce art concepts. (Author/RK)

These worksheets represent gameboards designed to provide practice in estimation using a calculator. Worksheets are presented for estimation in addition, sums and differences, products, and quotients. (MP)

The decision to draw another card or stand pat in blackjack can be made by computing two simple probabilities. (MP)

Allowing students to discover a winning strategy for this game is suggested as a way to introduce modular arithmetic. (MP)

Describes zoo creatures of interest to recreational mathematicians. Includes the geometrical symmetries of micro- and macroorganisms, topological studies, and imaginary creatures of scientific interest. (MA)

A sequence of numbers from combinatorial theory called the Bell numbers is discussed, along with several problems and examples that demonstrate their usefulness. (MN)

Discusses the use of educational games in the classroom; shows how to construct games and devise game rules. (GW)

The author offers a new puzzle requiring that the mixed set containing all the members of the set of trihexagons and the set of tetrahexagons be fitted inside a star-shaped outline. (MN)

Here are 20 suggestions designed to stimulate elementary students to learn--from 3-D art projects to making old TV sets work as props for puppet-shows. (RK)

This article brings attention to the referral process and provides a set of materials needed to conduct a staff inservice workshop on this underdeveloped service. (Author)

Suggests using a compare/contrast strategy to teach students to read polysyllabic words. (MKM)

The following easy games for the German classroom are described: around Germany, map identifications, fast response, bingo, memory training, geography college bowl, find the object, descriptions, pronunciation perfection, acrostics, simple board games, art lesson, treasure hunt, and miscellaneous games. (SW)

In order to involve teachers, administrators, and students in the planning process, a simulation game was used to redesign an intermediate school library. (STS)

A mathematical card game, based on the actual card game, is described for providing practice with positive and negative numbers. (JT)

Describes energy related investigations which can be performed in the elementary classroom utilizing the yo-yo. (SL)