One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide suggests ways of publishing a paper and discusses the skills the youngsters learn in the process. Emphasis is placed on developing the right setting, learning the history of the paper, and acquiring some background in writing. Such sections of the paper as the front page…

The ten lessons outlined in this document are based on articles from "The National Observer" used as sources of contemporary writing which varies in subject matter, length, and style. Lessons focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, composition, discussion and reasoning, primary and secondary sources, poetry writing,…

An activity designed to increase map skills by having students map the location, distance, direction, scale, and time zones of the travelling done by athletic teams is described. (DE)

Students of French at Avon, Massachusetts, Junior-Senior High School celebrated a Cafe Day at which they prepared and served French cuisine to the student body and faculty. (RM)

Reports on a classroom activity that emphasizes to journalism students the importance of good observational skills and of getting accurate information firsthand. (RL)

This paper suggests some of the more important implications of classroom oral history projects based on the example of Foxfire. (Author)

The process of making cloth gives children new insights and new skills. (Editor)

Indicates how annual reports can be used for class discussions, class demonstrations, and out-of-class writing assignments in business communications courses. (RL)

A program of taping students from other cities, towns, and states was initiated with eight special education students (11 to 13 years old). (SBH)

Briefly reviews several studies on the effectiveness of simulation games and reports an investigation examining the effectiveness of a simulation game designed to incorporate learning activities at three hierarchial levels suggested by Taba. (BR)

Helping to sponsor a local business education club should be looked on as a challenge by a business teacher, according to the author. She names several business and office occupation education clubs and notes a number of activities that the teacher might conduct within the class. (MF)

A teacher describes a Thanksgiving project in which 40 educable mentally retarded students (6-13 years old) made and served their own dinner of stew, butter, bread, ice cream, and pie, and in the process learned about social studies, cooking, and proper meal behavior. (CL)

Describes four-year-olds' fantasy play, and how their language manifests their imaginations, moods, and personal fears. (HTH)

Introduces three terms--synapsis, synesthesia, and synergy--applied to writing instruction as heuristic concepts. Describes classroom exercises, such as removing transitions from an essay and asking students to restore synaptic life to the paragraphs, viewing painting masterpieces to find analogous aesthetic concepts in written composition, and…

Describes assignment sequence introducing secondary school students to finding and interpreting quotes from assigned literature by having students (1) respond in journals to a quotation chosen by the teacher, (2) analyze characterization by illustrating character traits with quotations, (3) create a collage or mobile visually interpreting quote,…