Students learned to create head forms with clay at a special introductory class in Clay Portrait Sculpture at Vacaville High School, Vacaville, California. (Author/RK)

This brochure, developed by a manufacturer of wooden blocks and trains, offers advice on the selection and use of toy blocks with children. The guide asserts that blocks, while often thought of as the most simple of toys, have great strength as creativity builders. Topics discussed in the brochure include: "Why We Want Our Children to…

This paper addresses the simplification of music as a way to introduce all beginners to making music. Creative play is emphasized to encourage students to feel ownership of the music they create. Suggestions are given for improvisation to known songs with small guitars, ukuleles and dulcimers. The paper advocates a return to the roots of music…

The creative mathematics teacher who has love and enthusiasm for mathematics as a curriculum area should be in great demand in all schools. This paper discusses the characteristics of creative mathematics teachers, including those who guide students to engage in divergent thinking; have learners do much creative writing; and integrate creative…

This book offers a wide variety of easy-to-make crafts, including toys, games, and gifts, and each project begins with a box. The book provides directions, a materials list, and suggestions for setting aside a work area. The projects are illustrated with large full-color photographs and explained with simple step-by-step instructions. Contains a…

Article is a detailed course description of a film study program with an excellent film bibliography. (GB)

Article describes a process which is an interesting alternative to the traditional monoprinting methods of finger-paint on glass, or tempera paint and Vaseline on glass. (Author/RK)

Lists a number of people who were creative and some who were not. Their example may serve as a guide for students involved in creative effort. (RK)

Creative writing helps children to develop the ability to think imaginatively and to express their ideas and feelings effectively and constructively. Properly motivated, it is an enjoyable acitivity that should be carried out more than once a year. (Author)

The role played by methodology and the routes'' it takes in planning a design. (Editor)

Discusses how copper foil can be used as a creative jewelry medium. Recommends materials, techniques, and designs. (RB)

Suggests a merger between linoleum block printing on fabric and creative stitchery can produce far richer results than can be achieved through the application of a single technique. (RB)

An experimental art program using aluminum wire, yarn, cord, raffia, and beads offered a new approach to weaving and a rewarding experience for students. (RB)

Brightly banded resisters, condensers, diodes and transistors as well as printed circuit boards were used with the objective of discovering their potential in creating objects for personal adornment. (RB)

Author suggests that art should play a more active role in the teaching of history (specifically Black History). Children should be able to create history with art materials to make it more meaningful to them. (NP)