Elementary teachers can use ham radios to involve students in live communications. Students can talk to and gather information about people and places throughout the world. (Author/RM)

Describes one preschool teacher's art classes and her approach to creativity and esthetic growth in children 4 to 6 years old. (SB)

The games described could help provide experiences in self-assertion and leadership in the classroom. (MM)

Criticizes games for contributing to student failure and reduced self-esteem, and contends that games must be more closely monitored by teachers or used only to strengthen previously learned skills. (JM)

Describes a two-week English project in which ninth graders read "La Boheme" in translation, studied it as a drama, listened to arias, and finally watched a videotaped performance of the opera. (JG)

Provides sample classroom exercises to develop middle school and high school youngsters' sensitivity to language skills, spelling, and grammar. Includes riddles, puns, puzzles, and other games drawn from J. Shipley's "Word Play." (JG)

Describes three research report projects for second graders used in the science and social studies curriculum. Outlines class discussion strategies, sequential stages, use of notecards, encyclopedias, and other sources (including parents) for researching animal topics, biography projects, and studies of a farm. (JG)

Points out that good discipline in the kindergarten classroom can be maintained by focusing on interesting and entertaining learning activities, suitable for various individual and small group levels. (BB)

Three brief articles present ideas for classroom language instruction, including a beginner's lesson in imperatives using advertisements, an exercise in vocabulary related to royalty, and a group of information-seeking games. A fourth article, one of an ongoing series, presents 39 definitions of terms related to language instruction. (MSE)

This article describes examples of new food product development activities engaged in at the University of Minnesota Technical College with local industry, showing how they have been used as teaching models in the classroom. These activities have led to a program of New Product Development Assistance for small food companies in southeastern…

Argues that without an understanding of language as a social process, teachers can confuse "procedural display" with actual literacy learning. Critically examines learning through interaction using the whole language approach and shared reading with Big Books and other texts. (RAE)

Describes the use of quality circles in an Oregon State University class, "Survey of the Media," to improve group dynamics and modify problem behavior. Explains how the quality circles are set up and how team ratings are used to grade student work. (DMM)

Considerations in the selection and use of a video document for classroom language instruction are outlined and a variety of activities using videos are suggested. (MSE)

Briefly describes learning activities for teaching French to elementary and secondary school students. The activities teach number concepts, simple structures, vocabulary development, word games, and language accents. (CB)