A teacher had to deal with the problem of effectively instructing slow learners while making sure that the gifted students were kept interested by practicing creative thinking. Paradox and analog techniques were applied to instruction in a biology class. (SBH)

Presents details for a simulation game for a secondary social studies unit on immigration. Depending on the card a student holds, he may be allowed into the land of milk and honey, which in this game consists of graham crackers and milk. Discussion questions are included. (KC)

The study and construction of sundials is a useful teaching aid at several levels of instruction, since it involves understanding the shape, divisions, and major motions of the earth. (Author/RLV)

Describes classroom learning activities for a college level psychology course on aging and explains how these and other activities can be used to interest students in a career in services for the aged. (Author/DB)

Describes how psychology teachers on the college level can help students connect course-related concepts to personal experiences by directing students to keep a journal. Advantages of a journal include that it allows teachers to monitor student development and helps students incorporate writing as a part of their daily learning experience.…

Explains how a teaching method such as allowing students to raise gerbils at home can encourage students to gain experience with the fundamental techniques of operant conditioning which are otherwise generally unavailable to students in large introductory psychology courses. (DB)

Describes a summer school program where children in a mental hospital shared activities and learning experiences with "street kids"; presents some of the insights gained by members of both groups. (MAI)

The article describes a three-stage enrichment model for gifted children (at the elementary and secondary levels) which involves divergent and convergent thinking (stage 1), creative thinking and problem solving (stage 2), and independent learning abilities (stage 3). (SBH)

The benefits of literature programs for young gifted children (grades k-3) are pointed out, and activities for exploring fairy tales are outlined. (SBH)

Ten games and activities designed to teach basic vocabulary to primary grade children are described. Basic Bingo, Word Hunt, Categories, and Scrabble are among the activities presented. (CL)

Discusses how oral history can motivate elementary students in the social studies. Suggests oral history learning activities and procedures to help students recreate events from the past. (CK)

Suggests inventorying and mapping the features of the school yard so that it can be used as a ready learning resource. Sample schoolyard learning activities for each elementary grade and various subject areas are provided. (SJL)

A collection of activities specifically designed to stimulate babies during the first six months of life. (CM)

This activity involved constructing parallelograms on the sides of an arbitrary triangle and discovering a relationship between the areas of the parallelograms. (MP)

An approach used in teaching design errors in questionnaires is described. The unit analyzes two questionnaires that are biased in opposite ways. (MP)