Describes various games which provide drill for beginning readers. (RB)

Using computer simulated games as a teaching tool has effected an attitude change among students and may be a possible solution to the problems of negative attitudes of students towards business careers in marketing. (Author/BP)

A mock trial offers a situation for students to learn about the Federal Trade Commission, about deceptive advertising practices, and about identification of misleading advertisements. (Author/KM)

The author briefly examines the types of simulation games and how they can be used in social science, science, mathematics, and vocational education. (DE)

Activities related to the preparation of literacy follow-up materials in Asia and the Pacific are described in this final report of a regional workshop. Following a summary of the proceedings of the workshop, chapter 1 reviews preparation and field testing of printed book materials, printed nonbook materials, electronic media materials, and games…

This guide, designed for the elementary level, contains written and oral language activities involving the five senses which are intended to help teachers develop enthusiastic readers. The guide's five sections are as follows: (1) My Very Own Paul Bunyan Songbook; (2) A Logger's Log; (3) Teacher's Instructions for the Magic Wall and Parachute…

Leisure activity is a significant factor in the personal-social adjustment of mentally handicapped adults. A particular leisure activity that holds promise for the development and appplication of age-appropriate social behavior is table games. Table games allow for participants to engage in problem-solving activities, sophisticated interpersonal…

Instructions are given for playing children's games originating in Brazil, Japan, China, Korea, Greece, Australia, Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Canada, the Philippines, the United States, and India/Pakistan. (JD)

This monograph presents a framework for physical education programs in Tennessee for grades K-12. The framework covers four areas: (1) games/sports; (2) gymnastics; (3) physical fitness; and (4) rhythmic movement. The goals and objectives for each of these areas are outlined and described for all grade levels. (JD)

This booklet resulted from a 1980 visit by the author, a Hungarian mathematics educator, to the Teachers' Center Project at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Included are activities and problems that make probablility concepts accessible to young children. The topics considered are: two probability games; choosing two beads; matching…

The purpose of this master's degree project was to help teachers enhance children's language through the use of a variety of activities. Specifically, there were three stages to the project: (1) selection and preparation of a set of activities designed to elicit child language in each of several areas of the Tough classification of children's oral…

The guide to dramatic activities is appropriate for use with handicapped children and adults as well as the non-handicapped. The introduction notes the value the dramatic arts can have for students, suggests that special education often focuses primarily on the student's inabilities rather than abilities, and notes that career and job-seeking…

Daily warm-up exercises are advocated as a means of bridging the gap between previously unrelated activities outside the classroom and immersion into the second language, relaxing the class, and establishing a mood for communication. Variety, careful preparation, assuring that the students understand the activity, feeling free to discontinue an…

A variety of ideas for classroom second language learning activities are presented. Most are for the intermediate level, but some beginning and advanced level activities are included. Two elements are common to all of them: regard for the cultural element in the language and maintenance of a low-risk, non-intimidating classroom atmosphere. The…