Describes a teaching method which included using the newspaper as part of the instructional materials in a secondary remedial reading class. (RB)

Presents one teacher's observations on the activities happening in the writing and drawing classes in New York's P. S. 84. (RB)

Reports what children had to say in interviews, discussions, and stories after completing the initial activities in a unit on chimpanzees. (RB)

Some ideas for enlivening spelling instruction. (JH)

Students designed and painted their school's walls in a massive school enlivening project. (Author/RK)

In a Development and Criticism of Broadcasting course, humorous cartoons and television commercials were used to stimulate critical thinking about course content. Students were taught to use the higher order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to turn passive viewing or listening skills into active thinking activities. Humor…

This publication provides a source of practical ideas for teaching Shakespeare, taken from materials in the teaching notebooks of N. Reed Mathis, a Shakespeare specialist. It contains: (1) "As You Like It"--a study guide and composition topics; (2) "Romeo and Juliet"--an objective-type final exam; (3) "Sonnets"--a way…

Literature can be used effectively in working with remedial readers to develop their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Three areas need to be addressed when working with remedial readers: (1) the concept of "reading" is usually underdeveloped with remedial students; (2) many remedial students have lowered self-concepts; and (3) many…

Steve Allen's "Meeting of Minds" television series (in which historical figures from different periods meet) and Hendrik Willem van Loon's "Van Loon's Lives" (which details a imagined dinner where guests meet) both present a concept which is readily adaptable to high school communication classes because it incorporates numerous…

This volume contains 36 lessons designed to be used in secondary social studies classes to introduce the science/technology/society (STS) themes and issues. While the first 11 lessons focus on general STS themes, the other 25 lessons cover specific STS issues that fall under such categories as population growth, water resources, world hunger, food…

The effect of contact with older adult volunteers on the attitudes of elementary school students was investigated by twice administering questionnaires to all first-, third-, and fourth-grade students at Chapin Elementary School, Chapin, South Carolina. Teachers first administered the questionnaire before the older adults began volunteer work in…

Creative second language learning activities for high school and college students are presented. The 45 activites are task oriented, and conducted in a nonthreatening atmosphere, are performed in small groups without teacher supervision, and involve role playing. Four types of activities are described: (1) explanations of ambiguous concepts, (2)…

The Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM) program is a health education curriculum for adolescents. Each THTM module frames an adolescent health task emphasizing development of self-assessment, communication, decision making, health advocacy, and self-management. This module provides complementary details on the substance of the THTM program.…

Most of our language use involves asking and answering questions, and in the second language classroom such exchanges tend to be rare. When there are opportunities for sharing, the teacher usually asks all the questions and the student answers. Some strategies that give students more practice in asking questions include: letting them devise and…

Suggests discussion, choral work, drama, game making, and the writing of prose and poetry as useful activities in the teaching of "A Wizard of Earthsea." (RB)