A method is presented for helping children make a smooth transition from using manipulative materials to using symbols only in solving multidigit addition problems. (MP)

The purchaser of wooden play equipment should check a variety of manufacturers before selecting a specific brand. The "Value Comparison Method" of purchasing playground equipment allows the consumer to make a valid comparison of many types of equipment. (JN)

Four learning activities designed to teach some basic concepts of probability through experiential learning are presented. Worksheets designed for duplication are included. Two of the ideas are geared towards grades 1 through 5; the others are designed for grades 4 through 8. (MP)

An action maze is a series of reading cards, the first of which outlines a problem situation and offers readers a number of possible courses of action. By working in groups through the cards, communicative skills are developed. The cards can also be used as a writing exercise. (PJM)

A teaching sequence providing a smooth transition from concrete materials to the subtraction algorithm is presented. (MP)

States that teachers should understand how they can legitimately use play to accomplish teaching-learning objectives, suggests a model for formulating a play ethic for teacher training, and presents a play matrix showing the areas of impact in play theory for the teaching-learning process. (MF)

Qualifies the use of game simulations to test communication-related theories, explicates a mixed-motive game experiment (Creative Alternative) which permits systematic investigation of interpersonal influence processes, and discusses the use of the Creative Alternative game to study the effects of alternative compliance-gaining strategies.…

A version of the game lotto or bingo that is useful in learning geometric concepts is described. (MK)

Four essays provide practical guidelines for (1) conducting an analysis of supplementary pedagogical materials prior to their use; (2) playing a French card game; (3) using French horoscope columns in the classroom; and (4) teaching idiomatic expressions containing animal terms. (AM)

Children have a need and a right to active, movement-oriented play. With the aid of an imaginative parent, such play can assist in the maturation of a child's cognitive ability and serve as a means of developing basic motor skills. (LH)

The author suggests that educators are not using enough nonprint materials or are not using them correctly. She lists inexpensive nonprint materials in the areas of reading, writing, and computation which are worth previewing. (KC)

Provides several suggestions for introducing a note of humor into the French classroom while at the same time providing writing practice. Suggestions are based on primary source materials, such as newspaper ads, advice columns, graffiti, popular literature, crossword puzzles, etc. (AM)

Three essays discuss: (1) the use of word games in the language classroom, (2) the use of humor in correcting students' errors, and (3) using comic strips in the French language classroom. (AM)

Describes a game construction model which can be applied to an instructional game or a simulation game for elementary and junior high social studies classes. The game deals with motivations and hardships of the Pilgrims as they traveled to the New World. Journal availability: see SO 507 149. (Author/DB)

Suggestions are offered for teaching a foreign language to children. The teacher needs to use materials in the foreign language, first spoken and then written ones. Arousing the children's curiosity to make them want to understand the language is an important motivating technique. (SW)