The article outlines seven activities of a lesson to improve listening skills through a series of games designed to keep the student's interest as well as introduce the lesson's point. The approach emphasizes feedback and modeling. (CL)

Author suggested that real learning can only be achieved if knowledge is made concrete. (Editor/RK)

Carpets, laundry, parenting, cooking, sewing notions, and health word search puzzles are presented; answers are included. (TA)

Rationale for use of simulations and games. Emphasizes game use in economics, particularly consumer education and studies at the secondary level. (LS)

Description of an exercise in which students role play to develop empathy for people with survival problems in poorer nations and to understand the interdependent effects of consumer demand and consumption. (LS)

This lesson plan offers students the opportunity to participate in the three basic economic systems (market, command, and tradition). By working in each of the systems, students will internalize the fundamental values present in each system and will gain insights into the basic advantages and disadvantages of each system. The lesson plan provides…

A brief discussion of the construction of the Pin-Ball Game, "A Game for All Subjects," and envisioned refinements. (Author/HB)

Suggestions for the use of transactional analysis in describing interactive communication behavior. (CH)

Improvisation and pantomime are used in a class "adventure" that sparks the imagination, promotes positive group interaction, generates fun, and can be a new approach to experimental teaching. (Author)

Develops search patterns for locating an object which may be in one of several locations. (JP)

Discusses a computer simulation model for comparing the impact of two partially decentralized school finance systems: the District Power Equalizing (DPE) system, and the Family Power Equalizing (EPE) finance system. (EM)

Some contributions of the American Indian to American culture are presented. Examples are popcorn, canoes, cigars, games, and chewing gum. (FF)

Simulation, gaming, and role playing are becoming popular in secondary schools throughout the country. The authors, a special interest group at the University of Kentucky, attempt to clarify the differences among these activities to help administrators and teachers understand what is involved in each. (Editor/CB)