Provides some ideas that change the pace and get students ready for learning. (Editor/RK)

In a new book published this week, this American writer attacks the view that learning and doing are two different acts. (Editor/RK)

Classroom activities to help children learn about and celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the United States Constitution are described, including making up a class constitution, teaching about becoming a United States citizen, and researching details of a specific state's ratification of the Constitution. (CB)

How to help children develop time telling and other aspects of time sense, such as understanding the language of time, duration and sequence, and the cyclical nature of recurring events, is discussed. Activities are included. (MNS)

Provides an instructional unit based on interviews and articles about the influence of the automobile in the U.S. Includes a series of activity ideas and lessons for secondary students. (JDH)

The Pete's Dragon float from Disney World's electric parade is used to illustrate electricity. Primary and advanced tasks involving circuits are presented. (MT)

Shows how darkness and night provide a potentially excellent arena for experiential learning opportunities. Recommends learning must be gradual, beginning with appreciation and allaying fear of the dark. Suggests sensory activities, hikes, games, aquatic activities, ecological simulations, historical presentations, and writing or reciting poetry.…

Discusses the theory and practice of a "creative automatization" process through which learners can develop the automaticity component of fluency in second language production in a classroom setting, and explains five design criteria to help teachers develop their own activities for promoting fluency within this framework. (Author/CB)

Describes an activity that (1) illustrates the classical experiment as a research tool; (2) demonstrates the interplay among hypotheses, methods, and data; and (3) nurtures the excitement of a method of study. (BSR)

This hands-on science unit includes a beginners' and an advanced activity involving tree sap, as well as a brief description of a maple sap harvest. (CB)

A "Read-iculous Read-a-thon" at an elementary school highly motivated first and second-graders to increase their reading time and interests through such activities as pep rallies, a reader's day, character act-outs, and other activities. (CB)

The first of two articles suggests 11 library media skills lessons developed around the theme of Black history and achievement. The second feature describes a fully-developed media production activity which combines several library media skills and Black history. (MES)

Describes four activities designed to require each individual student to think about a topic and make an informed choice or decision. Discusses the teacher's role in these participation activities and stresses the importance of helping students to think independently and critically. (GEA)

Describes the concept of the Minireap, a one-page research paper requiring little writing and a lot of thought. Three types of questions used for Minireaps--data interpretation, summary, and hypothesis--are illustrated. (MES)

This science unit focuses on measuring skills using students' own sneakers and the unit of measure. Two activities with differing levels of difficulty are presented. (MT)