This pamphlet suggests activities that may be used in the elementary school classroom. Chapter I lists various short plays that children can easily perform which encourage their imagination. Chapter II details a few quiet classroom games such as "I Saw,""Corral the Wild Horse,""Who Has Gone from the Room," and "Six-Man-Football Checkers." A number…

The importance of class discussion following a simulation game was investigated by means of an experiment in which four classes of high school students played Ghetto for two periods. Two classes then discussed the game, while the other two were tested before any discussion of the game. The results showed the discussion to have no effect on…

The author presents a practical, workable framework for teaching dance in the classroom. This book, essentially designed for the nonspecialist teacher, is a compilation of ideas and materials that have evolved over twenty years of teaching music and movement to children in nursery and elementary schools and of introducing concepts of dance to…

The 32 ideas for activities described in this document have been collected to help the reading teacher to teach reading comprehension skills. Activities, listed according to their purpose, concentrate on specific skill areas which give children difficulty, such as following directions, finding the main idea, recognizing sequence, understanding…

Article provided some tips on how teachers and students can incorporate the Bicentennial in their learning experiences. (Editor/RK)

This article describes and presents a simulation game about pregnancy utilized in a senior college class on human sexuality. (RC)

Several student activities designed to celebrate the Bicentennial are suggested. (DE)

Following an explanation of why bulletin boards should be used, the author outlines a system by which a busy secondary teacher can keep class bulletin boards current and attractive: letting the students do it. (SJL)

Explains how all secondary school subject matter can be learned and taught philosophically. Reviews basic components of a philosophical lesson (truth, values, faith, logic) and describes a classroom activity based on a reading from a Berthold Brecht play. (Author/AV)

Describes a simulated model office to replicate various insurance occupations set up in Greenfield High School, Wisconsin. Local insurance agents and students from other disciplines, such as distributive education, are involved in the simulation. The training is applicable to other business office positions, as it models not only an insurance…

Students can be motivated to write by games such as rewriting well-known passages or inventing phrases which express a thesis presented to them. (DD)

Describes a class project designed to bridge the learning gap between June and September by creating a bag full of summer learning activities. (SB)