Book reports are made more enjoyable by allowing the students to present the story in various creative ways. (JH)

The article discusses outdoor drawing, giving a brief history and its applications in today's classrooms. The use of grids to help students gain an eye for proportions and spatial relationships is emphasized. (KM)

Described are activities used in an interdisciplinary arts program with moderately and severely/profoundly mentally retarded, perceptually impaired, emotionally disturbed, and physically handicapped students. Objectives and procedures are discussed for activities dealing with bodies (including body tracing), visual and poetic circles, textures,…

Opportunities for science learnings at a woodworking bench are listed and described. Scientific inquiry is promoted through free experimentation; opportunities to grasp spatial and mathematical understanding are two examples presented. Helpful information related to use of this instructional procedure is included. (Author/EB)

Defining creative drama as a teaching process that uses the inherent ability of each person to explore ideas, behavior patterns, and human relationships, this monograph is designed to help teachers create a working environment within which this process can be most productive. Various sections of the monograph provide information about how creative…

Written to inspire and encourage librarians to try new ideas with puppets, this generously illustrated book covers financing; some actual uses, e.g., library mascot, a get-acquainted friend, an informal puppet corner; library instruction through puppet use; puppets as part of media-loan kits; and puppets as storytelling aids. Ideas on play…

The essays included in this periodical focus on teaching elementary school children how to appreciate and how to write poetry. "Children, Poetry, and Memorization," by J.F.S. Smeall, outlines the historical basis, and perceptual limitations, of the use of print media alone in classroom instruction. Suggestions for encouraging children's recitation…

Elementary and secondary teachers can nurture creativity in the classroom through the selection and development of curriculum content and through interpersonal dialogue between teacher and student. The celebration of the Bicentennial provides an opportunity for the incorporation of related resources such as films, recordings, readings, prose and…

The effects of the aural-impress and the creative-literary methodologies in teaching reading to 104 educationally retarded and disadvantaged third graders were investigated. The 52 experimental-group pupils received instruction for three 40-minute periods weekly for 16 weeks. Aural-impress procedures were used for 15 minutes each period, followed…

This study evaluates a creativity program for elementary school teachers and children. A total of 687 fourth and fifth grade students and 27 teachers from four public schools in New York City were participants in either the experimental or control groups. The experimental teachers attended a 27 week in-service training program designed to assist…

To develop an adequate methodology for helping children to express themselves poetically, two alternative programs for the teaching of poetry writing were developed. The "free" approach, which attempted to encourage the writing of poetry through exposure to "good" poetry, consisted of a series of poems arranged around selected elements of poetry…

The Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children (MATCH Box) project was developed in 1965 to provide for the relatively intensive treatment of a subject over a short period through materials geared to the elementary school level. Each MATCH Box contains materials, equipment and activities that work together to foster the teaching/learning…

This pamphlet provides suggestions for teachers for using creative dramatics in the classroom. The contents include: "Dr. Edwin Land Considers the Nature of Creativity"; "Six Basic Principles for Using Creative Dramatics with All Children," which discusses tuning in the senses, listening and recording, pantomime, rhythms and movement, presenting a…