A game of noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) is used to motivate some mathematical activities. Several "starter" questions for activities are included. (MK)

Practical tips on the teaching of various secondary mathematics topics are given. Topics include geometric concepts related to circles, mathematical properties and procedures illustrated with a scrabble game, and the limit concept and infinity. (MK)

Calls for a more contextual understanding of film study, which would recognize that the discipline called "film studies" is above all a communicational system--an open system in continual and reciprocal communication with its environment or context. (JMF)

Discusses the use of word games, particularly puns, tongue twisters, and spoonerisms, in the French classroom. (AM)

Presents a number of word games, jokes, puns, etc., stating grounds for using them in language teaching. Discusses their roots in the English-speaking world, and their motivating effect as they brighten up the teaching routine. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a week-long library skills unit for disadvantaged high school students, noting that much of the success of the program rests in the use of a library usage game--in which students are pitted against the staff--at the end of the unit. Describes the game in detail. (GT)

Discusses the use of humor in the language classroom, and provides some sample activities in Italian. (AM)

A program designed to teach phonic word analyses reading skills to six trainable mentally retarded elementary students is described. A sample instructional protocol (objectives, measurement and instruction information) is presented. Sample games, such as sound bingo and phonics concentration, are described. (CL)

This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a therapeutic motor development program based on a games analysis model for reducing feminine game choices in emotionally disturbed boys. (MM)

Describes a classroom game simulating the American westward movement in 1850. Designed for junior high school students, emphasis is on making decisions, clarifying values, and understanding the conditions of those who moved to the West. (Author/CK)

The study investigated differences in skill achievement with multiplication basic facts when a modified game required determination of two basic facts each time a game piece was played, while the standard game required the determination of only one basic fact. The data indicated no differences between treatments. (MK)

Items discussed include: setting of communicative goals, meaning of the target skill "reading comprehension," group work, correcting, games, the monolingual approach, and teaching materials. (IFS/WGA)

Describes the "Almanach Vermot," a type of encyclopedia on French language and culture, and indicates ways in which this publication may be of use in the French classroom. (AM)

Four categories of abuses are discussed: calculations, games and puzzles; mystical button pushing; and checking answers. Useful activities are illustrated for the categories of calculations, patterns, exploration, applications, and new content. (MP)

Magic squares are developed beginning with square arrays of playing cards. (SD)