Five outdoor games beneficial to the development of children's motor skills are described. (LH)

A variation of bingo is described as a game for improving bowling skills. (JMF)

Ideas for educational games in the elementary school classroom. (M)

Simulations and games should be investigated as a technique for bicultural-bilingual education programs. (MM)

The use of role playing in a college course titled "Psychological Perspectives on Nazi Germany" is described Student performances in various situations were videotaped and discussed afterwards. (BD)

Describes an educational game which helps students learn about prepositions. (DD)

Describes an activity in which students deal a deck of cards to 5, then 4, then 3, then 2 players; note the number of cards left over each time; and from this information determine the number of cards in the deck. (MKR)

Presents ideas for literacy-enriched birthday parties and other nonschool celebrations in family and community contexts. Discusses whole language birthday parties, other literature-related family events, and enrichment of other nonschool activities with literature. (SR)

An ethics game involves nursing students in defending actions in ethics-based scenarios. Benefits include increased confidence, ability to see multiple perspectives, values clarification, and exposure to decision-making models, professional responsibilities, ethical principles, social expectations, and legal requirements. Difficulties include…

Addresses misinterpretations of the teaching games for understanding (TGFU) approach in physical education, providing an explanation developed by working with undergraduate students who wanted to understand what TGFU had to offer. The article explains how the TGFU approach is a tactic-to-skill method to games teaching that synthesizes a tactical…

Analyzes federal district court case involving legal action against certain companies that produced violent video games, a violent motion picture, or maintained pornographic websites. Parents of three Kentucky high school students shot and killed by another student who regularly viewed the aforementioned material brought suit. The court dismissed…

Although transformational training involving simulations, games, experiential exercises, and educational programs can have dramatic impact on individuals, it often eludes assessment through conventional measurement methods. This article presents results from two training settings evaluated with an holistic projective differential technique…

Uses various games and sports to illustrate how to develop key net/wall game concepts. This multi-activity approach assumes that transfer of learning across a range of activities can be achieved among most students through teachers' explicit direct analogies within the net/wall game category. The article notes that teachers must remember that…

Describes a calculus review game based on the popular game show "Wheel of Fortune." (Author/NB)