Five projects in the arts, such as drama and facepainting, provide a day's worth of class activities. Detailed instructions for each project, including materials and procedures, are given. (JL)

Describes a method for demonstrating dichotic listening tasks in the classroom which involves substituting live readers for tape recorded messages to allow direct student observation of various selective attention phenomena. Concludes that live readers offer pedagogical benefits that make them superior to tape recorded dichotic listening tasks.…

A panel discussion in which students describe their own bereavement experiences is presented as an activity to sensitize class members to bereavement issues and to discuss interpersonal responses that can provide emotional support for grieving individuals. Includes information on panelist selection, conducting the panel discussion, and audience…

Presents a strategy designed to help secondary students better understand the work of lawyers and think critically about their role. To be used by a classroom teacher alone, or with a visiting lawyer, the lesson discusses the duty of confidentiality and examines the 1973 New York "Case of the Missing Bodies." (GEA)

Reports on the activities of 17 schools which are participating in the United Nation's Associated Schools Project. (GEA)

Attempts to bridge the gap between theater professionals and classroom teachers by annotating some books about theater, including "Scenes: The Unseen People Who Make Theatre Work," which may be used with children of various ages. (MM)

Presents five reasons (along with suggestions) as to why teachers of young children should allow children "free" choice of class activities as a means of preventive classroom discipline. (BB)

Indicates that the "Sharing Feelings Speech" assignment (1) failed to support the hypothesis that self-disclosure reduces stage fright in public speaking situations more than other forms of public speaking, and (2) revealed no significant gender-based differences. (JD)

Explains the use and benefits of silent, uninterrupted, sustained reading periods in elementary and middle grades. Indicates that the method not only improves reading and concentration skills, but allows the teacher to observe diagnostically the readers in his/her class. (DMM)

Describes several activities that can be used to involve students in class and prevent them from becoming merely passive observers of the teacher. (FL)

A first grade teacher describes a writing program developed with students that begins with lists and half sentences, through learning to edit, and finally word processing on the computer. The tell-it-to-the-teacher box, daily logs, personal dictionaries, and special person's books are explained. (MT)

Presents the content and use of an opening day exercise, a 14-item true-false questionnaire on Black American families. This exercise: (1) establishes an interactive classroom environment, (2) defuses racial anxiety, (3) promotes self-awareness, (4) generates content interest, and (5) teaches important content. (JDH)

Offers guidance for conducting Law Day activities in public schools. Maintains that Law Day should be more than a one-shot lecture by lawyers in a high school auditorium. Provides a variety of ideas and aids for planning a successful Law Day program that enhances year-round law-related education efforts. (JDH)

Explains how offering children "library time" during the first 15 minutes of the school day can provide the teacher time to take care of other class management tasks. (HOD)

Five ideas for computer-oriented classroom activities are presented. They include sending secret messages (while introducing the American Standard Code for Information Interchange- ASCII), conducting a computer survey, playing adventure games, showing why the END command is needed, and using control characters to protect a program. (JN)