Suggestions are offered for a research task in which secondary gifted students imagine they are future historians researching their present lives. The activity emphasizes the need to research questions rather than topics. (CL)

A classroom game modeled on a traditional "goose game" is proposed to help students of French conceptualize the use of personal pronouns in different constructions. (MSE)

Describes a study showing that primary grade students can benefit from using a word processor in activities that involve the creation of text. Suggests activities that further extend the value of the word processor in language arts instruction. (EL)

Tells how to develop ways for students to share writing with others both inside and outside the classroom. Discusses possibilities for publishing within the school and in the community, as well as how to submit entries to writing contests and national publications. Contains tips about submitting manuscripts. (EL)

Stresses the importance of teaching acting students how to audition. Describes course content and activities, including a trip to New York City to make audition rounds. (PD)

Discusses criteria for selecting songs for use in English as a second language lessons. Suggests some class activities based on the songs such as acting out lyrics, discussing the meaning of songs, and doing exercises such as fill-in-the-blanks and dictations. (EKN)

After a frustrating time trying to explain general class participation grades to students, the author developed a form designed to mitigate some of those difficulties. (Author/RK)

Offered are suggestions for educating elementary school children to the effects of smoking on health. (GW)

Provides a "laundry list" of classroom ideas, designed to jog teachers' memories and stimulate student interaction. (KS)

In this memoir, the author recounts early days as a struggling reader and writer and outlines the songwriting process he uses in student workshops around the country. This book includes: tools and processes to guide teachers to begin writing songs in their classrooms; a compact disk of songs students can sing along with; and classroom activities…

Story telling is one of the most basic ways of sharing knowledge, of making sense of experiences, and of seeing oneself in relation to others. In the classroom, story telling is an important activity with strong links to literacy. This guide provides a selection of classroom resources for teachers seeking to develop literacy skills in elementary…

Inviting students to look, explore, and think, this booklet offers practical ways for teachers to use museums--in particular, the artworks, artifacts, collections, and other materials they contain--as a basis for secondary students' writing. If taking students on field trips is not feasible, educators can adapt most of the activities in the…

Spelling is a developmental process that fits naturally within the writing process. It is supported through quality phonics instruction and phonemic awareness activities, and requires the use of multiple modalities which students say, write, and look at words while they are learning to spell. There are common myths that are associated with…