A "Listening Word Concentration Game" for use by teachers to help children develop listening concentration skills is described. (STS)

Presented are two exercises, "That's Me Every Time!" and the "Yes Test," the teacher can use in gathering feedback on perceptions, values, and thoughts of gifted students, particularly adolescents. (SBH)

Provides activities for teaching the skill of comparison using various parts of newspapers. (SRT)

A nature walk composed of five activities to help primary students develop a sense of shape and to interest older pupils in concepts such as symmetry and geometric recursion is described. Other suggestions for indoor activities are offered. (MT)

For an end-of-the-school-year treat, students brought in gifts for their favorite characters from novels they had read during the year. Suggested lists of characters and books, and ways to organize and run the party, are provided. (JL)

Activities to enhance reading with listening, thinking, writing, and fun are suggested. Topics include celebrate Reading Week, superbowl reading, book buddies, biography binge, laughing and learning, oral reading, reading sweepstakes, idea lists, fairy tale showdown, and parent reading tips. (MT)

Five reproducible puzzles are presented which test students' skills in math, visual discrimination, and decoding. (MT)

The way in which an elementary school teacher involved her students with computer software to create a calendar for school activities (including students' birthdays) is described. Software helpful for this procedure is briefly reviewed. (CB)

Snails, lizards, frogs, and toads can be used to generate student interest in elementary school science. Art, writing, and science activities involving these animals are suggested. (CB)

Classroom teachers can provide more creative opportunities in the classroom by providing an atmosphere of psychological safety and by presenting material that encourages divergent thinking. Examples of the bull's eye strategy, brainstorming, and checklisting activities to stimulate imaginative ideas are offered. (CL)

Suggests that the classroom party is a successful tool for teaching students about animals. In addition to information on planning such a party, animal-related activities for each month of the school year as well as instructional strategies are offered. (JN)

Describes construction of an Armatron robot arm controlled by a Timex Sinclair 1000 computer, a project suitable as an industrial arts laboratory activity. (SK)

Explains a method of teaching students about the modes of persuasion (i.e., through logic, emotion, and ethos) identified by Aristotle. Explains how a class discussion of two familiar entities (i.e., a fast food chain and a media production) can introduce these concepts to students. (DMM)

Teachers are using computer programs in conjunction with many classroom staples such as art supplies, math manipulatives, and science reference books. Twelve software programs and related activities are described which teach visual and auditory memory and spatial relations, as well as subject areas such as anatomy and geography. (MT)