Discusses enhancing the development and improving the quality of life of neglected children through acquiring a special understanding and style of interacting with them and by using activities designed specifically to meet their developmental needs. (RH)

Worksheets are provided to help students visualize, identify, and describe the solids generated by rotating polygons about axes in various positions, to relate these figures to cylinders and cones, and to compute their surface areas and volumes. (MNS)

Provides Logo activities designed for adults and children to use together. Although activities are designed for Terrapin/Krell Logo, modifications are provided for use with Apple Logo or TI Logo (Texas Instruments). "Bugs" are introduced in one activity to demonstrate how they can lead to unexpected results. (JN)

Ideas, suggestions, and program listings are provided to demonstrate Logo's list-processing capabilities. These include printing, writing, composing, and drawing words; word power, word lists, random words, and creating words. Program listings are for Apple (LCSI) Logo version. (JN)

Nine learning activities can prepare elementary school social studies students for group work. The activities teach students how to organize a group, recognize the value of all contributions, and how to take responsibility to contribute, respond to other contributions, listen carefully, encourage contributions, and form a group decision. (KC)

The non-Euclidean taxicab geometry is described and contrasted with Euclidean geometry, with examples teachers could use with students. (MNS)

Near the end of a class, secondary social studies students are instructed to write a reaction to that day's lesson. The teacher reads and responds to the reaction papers. Examples of this technique intended to teach critical thinking are provided. (RM)

Secondary students analyze a map showing global aging trends. Selected materials on the aged and aging population with geographic content are listed. (RM)

The Adjective Generation Technique (AGT) was useful for counteracting the clinical bias prevalent among undergraduate psychology majors. It stimulated student discussion and provided quantifiable evidence to support the hypothesis that there are systematic differences in student perceptions of scientists and psychologists. (SR)

Provides a crossword puzzle of communication/rhetorical terms, names of ancient rhetoricians, and answers to the puzzle. (PD)

Examines the who, what, where, how, and why of informal drama instruction in the classroom, arguing that, given the current emphasis on "basics" in education, such instruction can provide one of the most basic educational experiences in language arts. (HTH)

Describes how to use two-digit numbers to illustrate the four techniques that add emphasis to key points in business communication: positioning, spacing, repeating, and flagging. (AEA)

Presents seven writing exercises designed to (1) convince students they have something to say, (2) produce work that students enjoy writing, (3) demonstrate that good writing does not have to be dull, and (4) help acquaint students with their own ability to use various personnae. (FL)

Provides suggestions for activating prior knowledge, getting children to be aware when their comprehension is lagging, and tying it all together at the end. (FL)

Over the next 10 months, five sections of a pack of environmental exercises will be presented (Houses Game, Planning Game, Building Designs, Planning Enquiry, Future Communities). This introduction (which includes instructions and materials for the Houses Game) suggests why such exercises are needed and describes problems they will help with.…