William Shakespeare has influenced most, if not all, Western playwrights. His techniques, themes, characters, and plots are contained in much of what is produced today, from television to Broadway. This teacher's guide provides summaries of the plays "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello," essays, and corresponding student…

The study of dialects offers a fascinating approach to learning about language. By learning about how language varies geographically and socially, students will come to understand that language changes over time, and that language use is linked to social identity. Language variation, or dialect diversity, reflects the fact that languages change…

This document is organized under three knowledge skills standards and two process skills standards which reflect the breadth of environmental education and its goal of environmental literacy. Related benchmarks and indicators suggesting appropriate expectations for learner performance and achievement at specific grade levels (fourth, eighth, and…

Lesson plans for teaching elementary students about archaeology are provided in this book. The lessons are designed to encourage students to practice the development of critical thinking skills through synthesizing, analyzing, evaluating, hypothesizing, applying, and deductive and inductive reasoning. Lesson and instructional materials, and 13…

Since 1996, the "Arthur" program on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) has featured stories about the challenges of childhood for children ages 3 through 8, illustrating problem-solving and communication skills as well as the importance of self-respect and respect for others. This booklet provides creative ideas for ways to incorporate…

Intended for use by WIC nutrition educators and other professionals, by day care and Head Start providers, and for home use, this educator's kit contains activities and information to improve nutrition experiences for preschool-age children. In addition to the educator's guide, the kit includes a short videotape and audiotape with three segments…

Making and Writing Words is a variation of Making Words, a popular spelling and word study instructional activity. In Making and Writing Words, students are guided by their teacher in writing and sorting words using a limited set of letters, then students write the words on a sheet of paper designed to accommodate the activity. Teachers have found…

Service-learning is a curriculum-based form of community service that integrates classroom instruction and reflection with hands-on service experiences. While the number of schools organizing service-learning activities has not yet surpassed the large percentage of K-12 institutions that simply offer or organize community service, the pedagogy has…

The educational program of Wenhsing Street Primary School is described. Teaching methods, teacher-pupil relationships, and examples of learning activities are discussed. (SM)

Description of after-school activities of children from fifth and sixth grades of Wenhsing Primary School is given by an activities counsellor-worker in the Peking Pharmaceutical Company. (SM)

Translating social studies objectives into learnable tasks for students in the classroom involves understanding what a learning activity is, and that different types of learning activities serve different functions. An example of a learning activity sequence which includes four catagories of activities--intake, organizational, demonstrative, and…

Article provided an outline of some of the factors that influence change with the goal that others may profit from these experiences, or at least, think more deeply about what they are doing. (Author/RK)

Article stressed that the subject is the thing, more significant than either the student or the teacher and that both professors and students must concentrate on it rather than on each other. (Author/RK)

A discussion of learning stations, which are where students go to work on certain specified performance objectives, in order to individualize instruction. (Author/HB)