This lesson uses Duane Hanson's 1971 lifelike sculpture, "Businessman," to introduce students in grades four through six to art as a reflection of the everyday world around them. (JDH)

This article describes an exercise which helps students understand the limitations of empirical data and theory for answering practical questions. The exercise takes between two and three hours to complete and highlights the importance of values in determining "correct" answers to practical questions. (JDH)

Defines future studies, identifies several books which may serve as resources for future studies, and offers a collection of ten activities which may be used to "futurize" a classroom. (JDH)

Maintains that the benefits of incorporating "response groups" (small groups of students which meet to discuss and respond to lesson material) into regular classroom instruction are increased student involvement, greater achievement, and more self-appraisal. Shows how response groups may be integrated into several different types of activities.…

Describes the cognitive characteristics and procedural "forms" associated with common school learning tasks. Illustrates how variations in these can affect student motivation and learning. Concludes that simple task content and unvaried procedures tend to result in limited thinkers and alienated workers. (JDH)

Children learn more about themselves when they explore the special joys and responsibilities of friendship. Activities that encourage students to think about what it is to be or to have a friend are suggested. (DF)

In this activity for secondary social studies students both rock and country-western music are used to analyze the different views held about the Vietnam War for nearly a decade. Specific songs are suggested. (RM)

Presents different types of imaginary play for the elementary classroom. Covers areas such as play acting, puppets, music, and art as outlets for children's imagination. Outlines the teacher's role in facilitating imaginative play. (DR)

Reviews the twelve part Give & Take series which introduces junior and senior high students to economic reasoning and decision making. Describes the contents of each segment and provides teaching suggestions for implementing this series in the classroom. (JDH)

Provides crafts, recipes, games, and songs representative of those which existed during the time of the framing of the United States Constitution. Includes student reading material about the constitution along with a written "comprehension check" exercise. Also provides guidelines for having the students write their own classroom constitution.…

Presents computer-oriented activities which (although requiring a certain level of computer expertise) can be easily adapted for students in any grade. They include creating Pascal limericks, a day of the week calculation worksheet, two LOGO activities (including one used to introduce the building block approach to LOGO programming). (JN)

Describes a lesson on safety rules and dogs for primary age children. Provides a script of the presentation and explains how the puppet, "Rags," can be used in the activity. (ML)

Elements of creative thinking and methods for nurturing them in small children are described. Encouraging divergent, convergent, and evaluative thinking sets the stage for optimum development in later schooling and adult life. (MT)

Presents various programing activities using the BASIC and LOGO programing languages. Activities are included in separate sections with a title indicating the nature of the activities and the "tools" (commands) needed. For example, "Old-fashioned drawing" requires several tools (PRINT, LIST, RUN, GOTO) to make drawings using…

The author emphasizes the importance of encouraging creativity in hearing impaired students' writing and offers suggestions to release the spontaneity. (CL)